Museum of Contemporary Art of Buenos Aires

Museum of Contemporary Art
of Buenos Aires
Museo de Arte Contemporáneo
de Buenos Aires
Map
EstablishedSeptember 1, 2012; 12 years ago (2012-09-01)
LocationSan Telmo, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Coordinates34°37′19″S 58°22′13″W / 34.621971°S 58.370235°W / -34.621971; -58.370235
TypeArt museum
Websitemuseomacba.org

The Museum of Contemporary Art of Buenos Aires (Spanish: Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Buenos Aires), also known for its acronym MACBA, is an art museum located in San Telmo, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

History

In 2012, the museum was inaugurated by the Aldo Rubino Foundation, which has been collecting local and international contemporary art since the 1980s. The façade was designed by the architectural firm Vila Sebastián.[1] During its opening in 2012, the museum featured 150 works of fine art, including Italian, American, Spanish and French artists.[2] In 2013, it was reported that during 4 months the museum was visited by 15,000 people.[3] Since 2020, the museum has been part of the Google Arts & Culture platform.[4]

Collections

The museum's collection has more than 500 works by artists such as Raúl Lozza, Julio Le Parc, Victor Vasarely, Enio Iommi and Gyula Kosice.[5]

Exhibitions

In 2016, 32 works by photographer Adriana Lestido were exhibited at the museum.[6] Also in 2016, an exhibition on modern sculpture was presented at the museum.[7] In 2017, the museum presented an exhibition featuring works of art by Eduardo Mac Entyre.[8] In April 2018, the museum presented an exhibition on Latin American art that included works by Martha Boto, Estefanía Landesmann, Guillermo Kuitca and Enio Iommi.[9] During November 2018, performative concerts were presented at the museum.[10] In 2021, the museum organized an exhibition on geometric painting from Argentina containing works by Alfredo Londaibere, Graciela Hasper, Gumier Maier, Maria Martorell, Gilda Picabea, Pablo Siquier, Hilda Mans, Mariela Scafati, Fabián Burgos, Silvia Gurfein, Tulio de Sagastizabal and Magdalena Jitrik.[11]

References

  1. ^ "MACBA, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Buenos Aires". Universes.art (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-10-16.
  2. ^ "Abren museo de arte contemporáneo en Buenos Aires". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-10-16.
  3. ^ "Más de cinco millones de visitantes fueron a los museos en 2012". Télam. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
  4. ^ "Google Arts and Culture suma más de 100 exposiciones virtuales a su plataforma". Life and Style (in Spanish). 2020-04-16. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
  5. ^ "MACBA - Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Buenos Aires. Museo, Organización con colección". Arte Informado (in Spanish). 2014-06-03. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
  6. ^ "Lestido vuelve a mirar a sus "chicas" con una muestra íntima en Buenos Aires". Agencia EFE (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-10-16.
  7. ^ "Épsilon. Abstracciones descentradas, Exposición, ago 2016". Arte Informado (in Spanish). 2016-03-08. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
  8. ^ Putruele, Martina (2017-11-04). "Joan Miró, Antonio Berni, Frida Kahlo y otras estrellas de La Noche de los Museos". Infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2021-10-16.
  9. ^ "El futuro llegó hace rato al porteño Museo de Arte Contemporáneo". Télam. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
  10. ^ "El Museo de Arte Contemporáneo arrancará un ciclo de intervenciones sonoras". Télam. 2018-11-18. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
  11. ^ Viña, Eugenia (2021-06-27). ""Neo-Post", la gran muestra de pintura geométrica argentina | El MACBA presenta obras de entre 1970 y 2020 curadas por Rodrigo Alonso". PAGINA12. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
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