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Argentina ~ Part Two: Gallery Art

Friday, February 10th, 2012

In Buenos Aires, we went to the Malba, Museo de Arte Latinamericano de Buenos Aires, a ten year old gallery filled with contemporary South American art.

Great hall at the Malba

Great hall at the Malba

Loved this crazy wooden bench. You can see the tendrils climbing down the walls in the previous photos.

Loved this crazy wooden bench by Pablo Reinoso. You can see the tendrils climbing down the walls in the previous photos.

bench

zipper-piece

Nelson Leirner (worth getting 'spoken to' for sneaking a photo!)

Antonio Berni

Antonio Berni

Dos hombres de pie con zapatillas rojas, by Ricardo Garabito

Dos hombres de pie con zapatillas rojas, by Ricardo Garabito

I kind of fell for Senor Garabito’s work. They are strange paintings, to be sure, but the drawing is so gorgeous, and I love the awkwardness of them. Why this skiddy guy, repeated, with no pants on? Why not, I guess.

and of course, Ms Frida.

and of course, Frida Kahlo's Self Portrait with Monkey and Parrot.

Some gorgeous drawings by Leon Ferrari

Some gorgeous drawings by Leon Ferrari

Remedio Varo, Icono 1945

Remedio Varo, Icono 1945

What a lovely little world he created here. I stood and looked at this one for a while.