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WASHINGTON, March 9 -- The Inter-American Development Bank issued the following press release:
An exhibition of 50 artworks by some of the most important Latin American and Caribbean 20th Century artists, from the collections of the Inter American Development Bank and the Organization of American States in Washington, D.C., will open to the public on March 16th at the Museo de Antioquia in Medellin, Colombia.
The exhibition, including paintings, drawings and engravings, is the preamble to the celebration in the city of the 50th Annual Meeting of Governors of the IDB, and the 50th Anniversary of the founding of the Bank in 1959.
The exhibition as such has few precedents in a city that, 35 years ago, cancelled the celebration of the art biennial, one of the most important artistic events in Latin America at that time. Between 1980 and 1995, Medellin suffered numerous social problems associated with drugs, violence, insecurity and social disintegration. In the last decade, however, Medellin has overcome all those problems thanks to a great effort to recover socially and economically, restoring the good quality of life, prosperity and prestige as Colombia's industrial town.
The President of the IDB, Luis Alberto Moreno, said recently in Washington that "few cities in the Americas have made more progress in overcoming the obstacles of poverty, violence and inequality than Medellin... The city has transformed itself, often with financial and technical support from the IDB. Today Medellin is a model of creative urban renewal and high-quality services for all income levels."
In the introduction...