The artist (he of chubby dancers and the like) was from Medellin and his work seems to be everywhere. Actually, he donated all of the pieces in the museum including controversial painting produced in 1998 called "Escobar dying". The plaza outside contains around a dozen voluminous bronze statues. Inside the museum was also work by other Colombian artists. Another blogger took some photos inside. I like the chubby Jesus painting...http://bohemiantraveler.com/2010/12/botero-museo-antioquia-medellin-colombia/
Dotted around the square were vendors selling hats; clerks sitting at little desks, type-writers poised ready to type to order; people with weighing scales - for 2000 pesos they would tell you what you wanted to hear; jewelry sales people; people selling balloons; men offering to take your photo in front of a statue for 5000 pesos; and pigeons. Always pigeons.
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