Niewidoczni w sztuce i zapomniani przez historię. Refleksje na temat sztuki jako czynnika przechowującego narodową pamięć historyczną
Invisible in art and forgotten by history. Reflections on art as an agent for preservation of the national historical memory

Summary/Abstract: The text reflects on the way in which some visual artists since the nineteenth century made visible in their works the presence of forgotten and ignored part of populations such as Afro-descendants, women, indigenous people and peasants who played a fundamental role in the emancipation processes that took place in Colombia since the second half of the eighteenth century. These artistic productions were traditionally ignored in museum environments in Colombia. Hence, the text highlights the oblivion of subaltern populations as an essential factor in the conformation of a local historical memory and analyzes how, since the 19th century, an attempt was made to make them visible in national art. To this end, she focuses on three particular case studies that connect different moments in the history of art in Colombia (1845–1860, 1910–1950 and 2010) and highlights how the commemoration of the Bicentennial of Colombia’s Independence in 2010, and especially the exhibition organized by the National Museum of Colombia, Las historias de un grito. 200 years of being Colombian (3.07.2010–16.01.2011), sought to address these oversights and thereby made visible the attempts made by national historiography since the late twentieth century to mend these historical gaps.

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