On Now: Feria Puro Diseño, Agentina’s Design Showcase

On Now: Feria Puro Diseño, Agentina’s Design Showcase

The annual event gathers the best of Argentine design, showcasing everything from exquisite and refined household items to silly and rather kitschy random objects with distinguished flair. Avery Kelly reports.

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On Now: Grete Stern’s Dreams

On Now: Grete Stern’s Dreams

David Vajda says Grete Stern’s series of photo-montages ‘Dreams’, currently on display at the MALBA, was conceived as a psycho-analytical project but went beyond this to become a artistic interpretation of the interstice between the randomness and meaning of dreams.

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On Now: ‘Origen’ at Edificio Cassará

On Now: ‘Origen’ at Edificio Cassará

Newly opened exhibit “Origen” (Origin) at Edificio Cassará blends modern and classic as it examines the concept of beginnings: of eras, of projects, of art, and of reality itself. Kari Paul reviews.

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On Now: Der Lauf Der Dinge at MALBA

On Now: Der Lauf Der Dinge at MALBA

Swiss artists Peter Fischli & David Weiss’ combination of slapstick humour and conceptual rigour has had a profound influence on contemporary art. Here Simon Hall discusses their most renowned work Der Lauf Der Dinge which is currently on show at MALBA.

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Axel Straschnoy and his Practical Philosophy

Axel Straschnoy and his Practical Philosophy

Else Siemerink meets Axel Straschnoy, an Argentine experimental artist and filmmaker who says his work in Buenos Aires and Helsinki is always based on a practical philosophy of ‘try it, and see what happens’.

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Project of the Week: Chilenos en Papel

Project of the Week: Chilenos en Papel

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: Chilenos en Papel.

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Flotar: A Unique Audiovisual Experience

Flotar: A Unique Audiovisual Experience

Flotar, a series of experimental audiovisual performances at cultural center Casa Presa, aims to bring the visuals and the VJ to the forefront of the show. Kari Paul finds it a highly accessible and open-minded experience.

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An Image of Beauty: ARGRA’s ‘Sample Photos of Marilyn Monroe’

An Image of Beauty: ARGRA’s ‘Sample Photos of Marilyn Monroe’

The Graphic Reporters Association of Argentina (ARGRA) presents a photo exhibit of Marilyn Monroe that mixes the myth with reality, allowing viewers to create their own vision of the life of a global star.

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Project of the Week: GPS Cultural

Project of the Week: GPS Cultural

IdeaMe is an online platform, which helps creators, be they inventors, artists, or designers, among others, to finance their projects through crowd funding. Tthe Indy features and promotes one project every week, with the aim of helping the creators finance and achieve their dreams. This week: GPS Cultural.

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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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