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Espace culturel Louis Vuitton [Published Date: 2010]. Hard cover, 40 pp. Catalog for exhibition held Feb 19 - May 9, 2010. Text in French and English with Spanish translation at the back. Good/ NO dust jacket. Wood grained paper over boards with grey cloth and red and white lettering on spine. A bit of scuffing and chipping to edges, corners and in a few places on the front cover. Binding tight. Pages clean and unmarked. NOT Ex-Library. NO remainder marks. Features the following artists: Monica Bengoa, Claudia del Fierro, Francisca Garcia, Ignacio Gumicio, Mario & Ivan Navarro, Alvaro Oyarzun, Enrique Ramirez, Tomas Rivas, Nicolas Rupcich, Carolina Saquel, Camilo Yanez. [From Chile, behind the scenes by Herve Mikaeloff, page 8] The Espace culturel Louis Vuitton pursues its artistic explorations with a subjective radiography of contemporary Chilean art. Chile is the world's longest and narrowest country, extending for nearly 2,700 miles down the coast of South America with an average width of just 110 miles. It is bordered on one side by the Pacific Ocean and on the other by the Andes Cordillera, a natural, and at times psychological, frontier which gives Chile a unique place among the countries of Latin America. For much of the 20th century, Chile's history was one of political instability and coups d'Etat - a period that came to an end with the arrival of Salvador Allende as the country's first democratic elected President, advocating a program of socialist reform. The hope he held out for national identity was brutally extinguish on September 11,1973, when power was seized by General Augusto Pinochet. Torture, kidnappings of political opponents, and numerous disappearances - many of which remain a mystery - became the everyday experience of the Chilean people. Democracy was reestablished in 1990, and modern Chile is regarded today as a model of political and economic stability. The country's unique geographical and political situation has clearly and deeply influenced its people, and notably its artists, who are the living expression of the Chilean soul. These artists enjoy public support in their own country, but their work is still rarely seen or collected beyond its borders. With this exhibition and the many artworks specially produced for the Espace culturel Louis Vuitton, our aim is to testify to the creativity in motion on the other side of the Andes.