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Birú, while wandering through the desert in that dying autumn, came across a latrine. He almost didn't enter

Miguel Ángel Aguirre Vega (Miguel Aguirre)2016

Museo Central. Banco Central de Reserva del Perú

Museo Central. Banco Central de Reserva del Perú
Lima, Peru

The territory of the Peruvian coast, particularly attractive to a number of contemporary Peruvian artists, provides the setting for Miguel Aguirre (Lima, 1973) to address –through the image of a portable latrine in the middle of the desert- his concerns regarding the potentially damaging results of the most recent presidential elections. At the same time, the title evokes Pre-Hispanic tales in which mythical heroes traveled throughout the Peruvian coast

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  • Title: Birú, while wandering through the desert in that dying autumn, came across a latrine. He almost didn't enter
  • Creator: Miguel Ángel Aguirre Vega (Miguel Aguirre)
  • Date Created: 2016
  • Location Created: Peru
  • Physical Dimensions: h 162 x w 130 cm
  • Type: Painting
  • Rights: Museo Central
  • Medium: Oil on fabric.
Museo Central. Banco Central de Reserva del Perú

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