The Medellín International Encounter (MDE) is a project led by the Museum of Antioquia that aims to make Medellín a center for international art through the production, circulation, and appropriation of contemporary art practices. The MDE11 will take place between September and December 2011 and will focus on different modes of knowledge construction and circulation in and through art. It will include exhibitions, workshops, lectures and other activities both within academic spaces and in the public sphere.