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Entrance of the new permanent exhibit at MALBA; composition by Joaquin Garcia-Torres, surrounded by archeological figurines.

Welcome back to the museum

05-12-2020 08:57 Cultural institutions are reopening their doors for pre-booked visits with Covid-19 protocols, and the new rules and reservation slots mean visitors can enjoy near private viewings of masterpieces in museums across the capital.

by Silvia Rottenberg

LEANDRO ERLICH

Leandro Erlich emphasises togetherness with Ball Game

06-10-2018 11:58 Award-winning Argentine artist creates playful artwork to celebrate the Youth Olympic Games, which kick off in Buenos Aires this weekend.

by Silvia Rottenberg

The Buenos Aires Museum of Modern Art (Museo de Arte Moderno de Buenos Aires, MAMBA) reopened its doors last month.

ART AND MUSEUMS

A Tale of Two Worlds: in a bigger and better MAMBA

04-08-2018 10:03 MAMBA has re-opened its doors after an 11-month refurbishment with an ambitious new show created in conjunction with the Museum of Modern Art in Frankfurt.

by Silvia Rottenberg

Altered infographic, based on original research by Andrea Giunta with the assistance of Belén Coluccio.

WOMEN IN THE ARTS

Culture Ministry hopes to correct gender imbalance with new National Salon rules

21-07-2018 08:27 The National Salon is a national institution, yet it has becoming increasingly less representative of the local art scene.

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Richard Prince, Untitled (Cowboy) (1997).

NEW EXHIBITION AT MALBA

The art of appropriation: a female and male perspective

14-07-2018 10:17 MALBA’s latest exhibition, dedicated to two of contemporary photography’s leading figures, is a thought-provoking show that poses questions about ownership, identity and stereotypes.

by Silvia Rottenberg

A sculpture by Argentine artist Carla Zaccagnini at the U-Turn section of arteBA.

ARTEBA 2018 ART FAIR

Fragile encounters among the buzz at arteBa 2018

26-05-2018 15:43 Immerse yourself this weekend inside Buenos Aires' annual high-profile art-fair for modern and contemporary art.

by Silvia Rottenberg

Artist David Lamelas stands in front of his new work Imprint of a line, at an event celebrating the opening of his retrospective at MALBA.

DAVID LAMELAS EXHIBITION

Questions of space and time

31-03-2018 10:27 MALBA celebrates the work of Argentine conceptual art pioneer David Lamelas in an exceptional retrospective that brings together photography, sculpture, film, installations and performance art.

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#8M: WOMEN IN THE ARTS

A call to end gender imbalance in the arts

03-03-2018 11:58 A new movement, Nosotras Proponemos, is pressing museums and cultural centres throughout Argentina to shine a light on female artists and address existing inequalities in their establishments.

by Silvia Rottenberg

Ai Weiwei’s Forever Bicycles installation set up in front of the La Boca-based PROA.

2017 - THE YEAR IN REVIEW

Three cultural highlights for 2017: the critic's choice

30-12-2017 11:42 It was a good year for the Buenos Aires art scene and we had quite some beautiful exhibitions in the city.

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OUT OF CHINA: A MUST-SEE EXHIBITION

Ai Weiwei injects activist art to induce social change

09-12-2017 11:46 In Inoculation, a sprawling exhibition on display at PROA in La Boca, China’s leading contemporary artist ponders the refugee crisis, freedom of speech and playing with traditional forms.

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Ai Weiwei’s highly-anticipated show Inoculation set for grand opening at PROA

26-11-2017 01:52 Ai is the most famous Chinese artist living today.

by Silvia Rottenberg

David’s Living Room Revisited, a collaboration between David Lynch, Patti Smith and Guilermo Kuitca.

EPIC EXHIBITION AT THE KIRCHNER CULTURAL CENTRE

Who is visiting whom? A look at Kuitca’s Visitants

12-11-2017 00:34 Renowned Argentine artist turns into a curator for a follow-up exhibition at the CCK, which invites local audiences to look at 500 works by 23 artists from the collection of the Cartier Foundation.

by Silvia Rottenberg