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award-winning
Proyecto Calle Lanín
is a series of colorful murals along the narrow Calle
Lanín in the up-and-coming artist neighborhood of Barracas.
The late Benito Quinquela Martín, who put the working-class barrio of La Boca on the
artistic map, painted brightly colored oils of life in the factories and on the waterfront. Xul
Solar, a multitalented phenomenon who was a good friend of Jorge Luis Borges, painted
busy, Klee-inspired dreamscapes. The former homes of both Quinquela (
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and
Solar (
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are now museums showcasing their work.
BEST ART MUSEUMS
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Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes (
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Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires (
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Museo Nacional de Arte Decorativo (
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)
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Colección de Arte Amalia Lacroze de Fortabat (
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)
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Fundación Proa (
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)
