At the Gates of Paradise: Art of the Guaraní of Paraguay

Date issued
Sep 2005
The exhibit unites a number of artistic expressions of the Guaraní Indians of Paraguay, from the colonial period to the present. Include 65 pieces including statuary, both sacred and secular, photographs, videos, and contemporary art. All of the art works allow for a better understanding of the Guaraní culture that transmits knowledge fundamentally through an oral tradition, but has also come to assimilate a number of influences, modifying them to their own needs. The exhibition was open at the Art Gallery of the Cultural Center of the Inter-American Development Bank on September 2005.