Must-See Art Guide: Buenos Aires

This week's guide features Tomás Saraceno, Ines Echenique, Hugo Aveta, and more.

Elda Cerrato, Serie del Ser Beta no aislado. Contacto con Tierra I (1972). Courtesy of Henrique Faria | Buenos Aires.

Buenos Aires recently made it to the number four spot on our list of best cities for American artists wishing to relocate after Trump’s election, and for good reason: host to over 80 galleries, South America’s second-largest collector audience, and the annual ArteBA fair, there’s much for artists and art lovers to see and do while in the Argentinian capital. Start with the galleries, and visit Art Consultant Mosto & Rojas Arte for the cheerful acrylic paintings of local artist Ines Echenique, on view through June 17. Then be sure to head over to Ruth Benzacar for the inventive sculpture and installations of Carlos Huffmann, or Henrique Faria gallery for the powerful political art of Elda Cerrato. The city’s museum circuit is nothing to sneeze at, either, with the current Tomás Saraceno exhibition at MAMBA or the touching work of Hugo Aveta in the show “The Intimate Awareness of Objects,” up at the Centro Cultural Haroldo Conti until the end of July. Vamos.

 

Exhibition: Elda Cerrato: Algunos segmentos
When:
May 17–July 5, 2017
Where: Henrique Faria | Buenos Aires, Libertad 1628, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Ines Echenique, Looking to spend my life. Courtesy of Art Consultant Mosto & Rojas Arte.

Exhibition:Ines Echenique
When:
May 11–June 17, 2017
Where:
Art Consultant Mosto & Rojas Arte, Paraguay 934 Piso 1, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Carlos Huffmann. Courtesy of Ruth Benzacar.

Exhibition:Carlos Huffmann: Materia, forma y poder
When: April 26–June 3, 2017
Where:
Ruth Benzacar, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Tomás Saraceno. Courtesy of Museo de Arte Moderno Buenos Aires.

Exhibition:Tomás Saraceno: Cómo atrapar el universo en una telaraña
When:
Apr 7–Aug 27, 2017
Where:
Museo de Arte Moderno Buenos Aires, Av. San Juan 350, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Courtesy of Gachi Prieto.

Exhibition:Tristes Trópicos­­”
When: May 6–June 16, 2017
Where:
Gachi Prieto, Aguirre 1017, Villa Crespo, Buenos Aires, Argentina

“Sofía Quirno: Importa un pepino” installation view. Courtesy of HACHE.

Exhibition:Sofía Quirno: Importa un pepino
When: May 9–June 10, 2017
Where:
HACHE, Loyola 32, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Hugo Aveta. Courtesy of the Centro Cultural Haroldo Conti.

Exhibition:Hugo Aveta: The Intimate Awareness of Objects
When: March 8–July 30, 2017
Where:
Centro Cultural Haroldo Conti, Av. del Libertador 8151 C.A.B.A., Buenos Aires, Argentina

Fernanda Laguna. Courtesy of Nora Fisch Gallery.

Exhibition:Fernanda Laguna: At the Art Gallery
When: May 5–Jul 1, 2017
Where:
Nora Fisch Gallery, Av. Córdoba 5222, Buenos Aires, Argentina


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