VISUAL ARTS
Recovering Beauty: The 1990s in Buenos Aires
February 20-May 22, 2011
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In the first comprehensive presentation of art from the 1990s in Argentina, Recovering Beauty: The 1990s in Buenos Aires places the Centro Cultural Rojas (CCR) at the core of this creative period. The CCR or “el Rojas,” as it was later known, opened in 1989 under auspice of the Universidad de Buenos Aires as a gallery space that exhibited work from emerging artists. The artists of “el Rojas” distanced themselves from the traditional aesthetic and the political discourse of previous generations, instead creating introspective narratives that looked towards the ordinary as a source of inspiration. After years of oppression and violence during the dictatorship in Argentina, the 1990s were characterized by drastic and dramatic changes at all fronts. The introduction of a neo-liberal political practice was accompanied by a sense of social liberation and the need of free expression. Working under these conditions, artists such as Feliciano Centurión, Sebastián Gordin, Jorge Gumier Mier, Miguel Harte, Graciela Hasper, Benito Laren, Marcelo Pombo, Cristina Schiavi, and Omar Schiliro, began exploring concepts such as beauty, color, and fantasy, projecting their own psychology as artistic expression.
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Blanton Members and UT Staff & Students FREE Adults $9 Seniors (65+) $7 College students with valid ID $5 Youth (13 - 21) $5 Children 12 & under FREE
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February 20-May 22, 2011Times:
Tues-Fri 10am-5pm (Thurs open till 9pm.) Sat 11am-5pm Sun 1pm-5pm
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