Stories: Sustainable trips to Peru

Tasneem, owner of Tasneem Gallery in Barcelona, could be forgiven for having been slightly nervous ahead of last night's inauguration of the exhibition: El placer es más importante que la victoria, having shipped delicate works of contemporary art across the Atlantic from Peru to Spain to display the works of some 13 contemporary Peruvian artists. The opening of the Peruvian art exhibition in Barcelona was a resounding success.  Peruvian Art Exhibition On a very lively and busy evening, people from Barcelona, Madrid and across the world adjourned upon a packed Tasneem Gallery to witness the opening of what is an aesthetically very pleasing exhibition, featuring an array of pieces created from different materials, media and lots of bright colors. The 13 artists represented were José Luis Martinat, Ishmael Randall Weeks, Eliana Otta, Harry Chavez, Pablo Patrucco, Natalia Revilla, Giuseppe Campuzano, Camila Rodrigo, José Vera Matos, Alfredo Márquez, Gilda Mantilla, Santiago Quintanilla and Juan Javier Salazar. You can view all of the artwork from the show here. To begin what it must be said was a very glamorous evening, Tasneem made a brief speech presenting the gallery, the show, and introducing the curator Miguel Lopez along with Aracari founder and director Marisol Mosquera. Marisol then made a brief speech explaining Aracari's participation (you can read more about that here). During his own talk, in which he gave a very clear and succinct rundown of the essence of the exhibition, curator Miguel Lopez told guests that "The show aims to portray the reality of Peru today." In what was an absolutely brilliant performance, he touched upon such themes as the economic boom currently being experienced in the country alongside the hard times that have been withstood in the not-so-distant past. Miguel went on to run guests through the ideas behind the specific works;