Art in a Hot Climate

Having arrived unscathed I spent a couple of hot, hot days in colonial Leon (how is it possible that crossing a border can have such a dramatic effect on the ambient temperature?) where the highlight was a fabulous art gallery who's name utterly escapes me. They had a great collection of Central and Latin American works, ranging from amateur college pieces to Picassos, and some really wonderful modern pieces. One of my favourites was a scene in an art gallery with a huge, excellent reproduction of Picasso's 'Guernica' hanging on the wall, and the characters from Velazquez's 'Las Meninas' milling about the parquet flooring in front of it - a really fun, clever piece that kept me smiling all afternoon. Unfortunately photography wasn't allowed, and nor were handbags, so I didn't have a piece of paper to hand to make a note of any artists' names. I'll just have to go back I suppose!

Art in a Hot Climate

Leon, Nicaragua