The Baroque World of Fernando Botero July 9, 2007

This exhibition features work by Fernando Botero, a painter, sculptor and draftsman who depicts the comedy of human life. 'The Baroque World of Fernando Botero' presents a selection of the best works from various stages in his development as an artist, with occasional "flashbacks" to the early works of the 1950s, when Botero devised images of children that resembled giant dolls with frightening expressions. The exhibition follows Botero in his extensive studies of the history of European art. Drawn from the collection of the artist and assembled over the last fifty years, the show includes favorite works that Botero was unable to part with, as well as pieces reacquired years after they left his possession. This exhibition provides a long overdue opportunity to investigate the complex workings of this talented artist not only by viewing some of his most renowned masterpieces, but also by studying his most personal works of art.