Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Pre-Columbian
Andean Textiles
Shawls, ponchos, and
headdresses here date
from the Nazca (0-600
AD) and Chancay (900-
1476 AD) cultures of
modern-day Peru
(right).
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Graphic Arts
1940-70
Socialist artists in the
1960s revived engraving
in Argentina. Antonio
Berni was its greatest
exponent. His innovative
3-D technique is seen in
The Bullfighter
(above)
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Di Tella Collection
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Quirós Collection
Spread throughout
the museum, this collec-
tion finds best expression
in the European avant-
garde and American
abstract art sections.
Cesáreo Bernaldo de
Quirós' paintings idealize
the wild gaucho as the
final stand against
modernization and urban-
ization.
The Butcher
and
Don Juan Sandoval, the
Boss
(below)
are iconic.
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1960s Argentinian
Art: The New
Figuration
In 1961, four Argentinian
artists depicted social
breakdown and individual
alienation. The fragmen-
ted forms in their works
replace unity with chaos.
Museum Guide
The museum's perma-
nent collections are set
chronologically across
three floors. The first
floor displays inter-
national art from the
Middle Ages to the 20th
century; the second
floor, Argentinian art
from the 19th and 20th
centuries, and Latin
American art; the third
floor, photography and
sculpture. A ground
level pavilion hosts
temporary exhibitions.
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Sculpture Patio
(
Mercedes
Santamarina
Collection
Pastels by Degas and
bronzes sculpted by
Rodin are the
highlights here.
Ming-dynasty cera-
mics and paintings
by Renoir and
Cezanne complete
this collection.
Naturalistic sculp-
tures
(right)
by
Argentinian artists
girdle the museum's
terrace, where the
contours of
Pedro Zonza
Briano's
Be
Fruitful and
Multiply
ooze
sensuality.
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1970s Argentinian Art: Realism
In the 1970s, Argentinian artists addressed the
horrors of the Junta years. Segui's
The Distance of
the Gaze
portrays desolation. Heredia's
The Gaggings
expresses terror and censure via absent screams.
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Film screenings take place in the museum's second-floor
auditorium daily.
