by Laura Benitez, 14 March 2013. Tags: ideame, street art, un pueblo un mural
IdeaMe is an online platform, which helps creators, be they inventors, artists, or designers, among others, to finance their projects through crowd funding. The Indy features and promotes one project every week, with the aim of helping the creators finance and achieve their dreams. This week: Un Pueblo Un Mural.
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by George Nelson, 12 March 2013. Tags: Art, buenos aires, Harun Farocki, proa
George Nelson says the five video installations by Harun Farocki, his first exhibit in Argentina, provide an unnerving but engaging insight into the German filmmaker’s perspective on work, technology, and the interaction of both in modern life.
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by Lina Soualem, 05 March 2013. Tags: favela, jr, photography, women are heroes, women's month, women's rights, womenmonth
Lina Soualem talks to French anonymous artist JR about ‘Women are Heroes’, the street-art photography project dedicated to women that brought him to Latin America.
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by Lina Soualem, 01 March 2013. Tags: Abasto, Casona de Humahuaca, cultural centre
The former house of artist Marcia Schwartz, la Casona de Humahuaca, is today mostly known for its cosy atmosphere as a charming and convivial neighbourhood bar with a beautiful little patio. But La Casona is much more than a simple neighbourhood bar, as Lina Soualem finds out.
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by Avery Kelly, 26 February 2013. Tags: buenos aires, French artist, Jef Aerosol, Recoleta Cultural Centre, street art
Jef Aerosol is an innovative French street artist, now in his 50s, who creates exhibits live and in front of the public all over the world. Avery Kelly witnessed the first performance of his mini tour to Argentina.
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by Ray Cavanaugh, 19 February 2013. Tags: argentine art, Carlos Morel, Museo de Bellas Artes
Ray Cavanaugh profiles Carlos Morel, Argentina’s first prominent artist, born 200 years ago, who worked with oil painting and lithography to depict 19th century Argentine life.
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by Kari Paul, 15 February 2013. Tags: Buenos Aires art, Gallery NES, Urban Art
Kari Paul visits the inauguration of Urbanas Arte Femenino, an exhibit that brings the works of renowned female Buenos Aires street artists into a more traditional viewing space.
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by George Nelson, 12 February 2013. Tags: art gallery, bar, Beccar, Casapuente
Casapuente is bar, restaurant, art gallery, music hall and games room all in one, offering visitors a space to relax, meet new people, and enjoy a lively cultural scene. George Nelson takes the train to Beccar to find out more.
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by Else Siemerink, 07 February 2013. Tags: artists, buenos aires, La Paternal, residencies
With the vibrant Argentine capital as a backdrop, artist-in-residency programmes offer national and international artists the chance to be creative outside of their usual environment. Else Siemerink reports.
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by Chris Barrett, 29 January 2013. Tags: Art, la boca, Museo Benito Quinquela MartÃn
There is more to La Boca than the kitschy El Caminito, and Museo Benito Quinquela MartÃn, named after the neighbourhood’s most famous artist, is a good way to rediscover the spirit of its mainly Italian immigrant population.
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