Trazas simultáneas, a collection of collectors...
8:54 p.m.
09/11/17 - As you enter the Palacio Pereda,
residence to the Brazilian ambassador in Argentina, is impossible not to be
amazed by the architecture of a brilliant past which still preserves all of its
beauty. The impact is stronger though if the rooms of such a palace display a
selection of artworks by Latin American contemporary artists, which any
collector would envy. That was precisely the force that led curator Cristina
Rossi to gather artworks from the most important Brazilian and Argentine
collections and shape this exhibition that is part of the axis “Colección de
colecciones” of Bienalsur Global. The exhibition is entitled "Trazas
Simultáneas" and, according to the curator, it speaks of a series of
interests and issues related to our global situation.
Some of the artworks show abandonement, as for example "La cartonerita", by Betina Sor, in which a female figure (very similar to Berni's Juanito Laguna), seated on the floor, rummages inside trash bags. There's also Daniel Ontiveros's "La margarita", which is made with the handkerchiefs used on the head by the mothers that claimed for their disappeared sons and daughters during the military dictatorship in Argentina.
Some of the artworks show abandonement, as for example "La cartonerita", by Betina Sor, in which a female figure (very similar to Berni's Juanito Laguna), seated on the floor, rummages inside trash bags. There's also Daniel Ontiveros's "La margarita", which is made with the handkerchiefs used on the head by the mothers that claimed for their disappeared sons and daughters during the military dictatorship in Argentina.
La Cartonerita, by Betina Sor (2007)
Installation with a sculpture in high density polyesterene with acrylic parts covered in fabric / Measures 120 x 70 x 90 cm
Arte light, by Daniel Ontiveros (2003)
Materials: printed handkerchiefs / Measures: 1 m diameter
Other
works deal with more formal or sensorial issues, like Pablo Reinoso's figure or
the video-installation by Brazilian artists Gisella Motta and Leandro Lima, displayed
entirely in one room for themselves and which tests our patience and
imagination.
Rufino's blues, by Pablo Reinoso
Materials: wood and steel / Measures: 270 x 47 x 8 cm
Espera, by Gisella Motta and Leandro Lima (2013)
Materials: looped Video 12', no audio. Projection in 2 steel benches with electrostatic paint / Measures: Benches of 156 x 48 x 48 cm
Materials: looped Video 12', no audio. Projection in 2 steel benches with electrostatic paint / Measures: Benches of 156 x 48 x 48 cm
And
since this is a collection of collections, of course we find Ernesto Neto, the
group Mondongo and Cildo Meirelles (a puppet-man which sells pins and collar
stays under the control of his boss).
Reversed to the sky, by Ernesto Neto (1999)
Materials: sand, turmeric and nylon / Measures: 1.5 m diameter x 4 m tall
Sin título (in God we trust), by Mondongo (2005)
Materials: snails, threads and resin on wood / Measures: 30 x 120 x 10 cm
Camelô (vendedor ambulante), by Cildo Meirelles (1998)
Materials: 1000 pin, 1000 collar stays, 2 tables, 1 doll, 1 motor and 1 box / Variable measures
The
quality of the works and talent of the selected artists, plus the generosity of
the collectors, make this exhibition unmissable. If the Muntref (main
headquarters) is the starting point or 0 km, then the 1.9 km is a mandatory
stop.
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