The University of Antioquia's University Museum (Muua) in Medellín opens the 'Altares' exhibition featuring 27 works by artist Jaime Arango Correa, including unpublished pieces, one year after his death. The show explores themes such as the sacred, death, and the existential across over four decades of his production. The opening is set for April 15.
The Muua presents 'Altares', an exhibition gathering 27 works by Jaime Arango Correa spanning over four decades of his career. It includes never-before-shown unpublished pieces, focusing on materiality with sand, rusted metal, wood, and cardboard that turn canvases into living surfaces.
Arango Correa, a key figure in Colombia's abstract informalism, stayed away from traditional commercial art circuits. He himself stated: “When one starts to listen and look at oneself, changes come… and all that ends up exploding in the painting.” His works serve as contemporary altars, converging wound, time, and transcendence.
Curated by Lucía Arango Liévano, it highlights freedom in his art, inviting visitors to a sensory experience. Leonardo Ríos, the university's Vice Rector for Extension, described his work as “spirituality turned into matter”.
The opening is scheduled for April 15 at 4:00 p.m. in Medellín's University City, marking the first anniversary of the artist's death. It will remain open until July 18, 2026, supported by the Medellín Chamber of Commerce for Antioquia and the Jaime Arango Correa Family Archive.