Beginning with a Bang! Argentine Art and Literature Series Opening
Beginning with a Bang! Argentine Art and Literature Series Opening
Americas Society presents Beginning with a Bang! From Confrontation to Intimacy, an exhibition of Argentine contemporary art that maps the historical scenario of specific breakthroughs in contemporary art of 1960s Buenos Aires. The exhibition opened September 28 with a curatorial dialogue. In addition, AS hosted a panel discussion on contemporary Argentine literature at 6:30 p.m. reflecting on Argentina's complex identity through its culture, history, and landscape.
Visual Arts: Exhibit Opening and Curatorial Discussion
Beginning with a Bang! From Confrontation to Intimacy is an exhibition that maps the historical scenario of specific breakthroughs in contemporary art in 1960s Buenos Aires. It includes works by Eduardo Costa, Raúl Escari, Alberto Greco, Roberto Jacoby, Oscar Masotta, Marta Minujín, and Federico Manuel Peralta Ramos, among others; as well as works by contemporary artists: Marina De Caro, Ana Gallardo, Graciela Hasper, Roberto Jacoby and Syd Krochmalny, Fabio Kacero (in collaboration with Union Gaucha), Fernanda Laguna, Patricio Larrambebere, Eduardo Navarro, Leandro Tartaglia and Judi Werthein.
The following video by Pepe Lopez provides further insight into the exhibition.
Literature: Panel Discussion
Argentine Literature, Culture, and Society
Essayist Jorge Monteleone and literary critic Gabriela Nouzeilles (Princeton University), both contributors to Review 75 (Fall 2007, Argentine writing/arts), engages in a discussion reflecting on the construction of Argentina's complex identity through its culture, history, landscape, and other signifiers. Moderated by scholar Raúl Antelo (Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Brazil), Guest Academic Editor of Review 75. Question-and-answer period and reception to follow.
This is the first in the Fall 2007 Literature Series, Contemporary Argentine Writing: Discussion and Readings.
