Project of the Week: Un Pueblo Un Mural

Project of the Week: 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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On Now: Harun Farocki at PROA

On Now: Harun Farocki at 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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JR: The Power of Paper and Glue

JR: The Power of Paper and Glue

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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La Casona de Humahuaca: Cultural Ebullition in Abasto

La Casona de Humahuaca: Cultural Ebullition in Abasto

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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Jef Aerosol: French Street Art for Argentina

Jef Aerosol: French Street Art for Argentina

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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Carlos Morel: Argentina’s First Artist Turns 200

Carlos Morel: Argentina’s First Artist Turns 200

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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On Now: Urbanas – Arte Femenino

On Now: Urbanas – Arte Femenino

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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Casapuente: Far From The Madding Crowd

Casapuente: Far From The Madding Crowd

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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Destination Buenos Aires: The City’s Artist-in-Residence Scene

Destination Buenos Aires: The City’s Artist-in-Residence Scene

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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Bella Boca: Museo Benito Quinquela Martín

Bella Boca: Museo Benito Quinquela Martín

There is more to La Boca than the kitschy El Caminito, and Museo Benito Quinquela Martín, 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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