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A panorama of the
20th Century
20th Century
by
Adriana Lauria and Enrique Llambías
January 2003
January 2003
This page offers a panorama of Argentine visual art during the 20 th Century. It comprises a brief overview across the period through twelve paradigmatic works, a chronology which shows the main artistic events of the period and a scheme presenting the various groups and trends supported by illustrations.
Emilio Pettoruti
Pensierosa
1920
Pensierosa
1920
1924
Xul Solar and Emilio Pettoruti return from Europe. Pettoruti holds an exhibition at Galería Witcomb with futurist and cubist works that provokes scandal within Buenos Aires artistic circles. The magazine Martín Fierro, that is first published that year, supports and encourages these new artistic expressions.
The Asociación Amigos del Arte is founded at 940 Florida Street. Its purpose is to help painters, sculptors, musicians and writers to disseminate their works and promote a circle of art appreciators. Van Riel art gallery is also opened on Florida Street.
Lucio Fontana, back from Italy since 1922, shares a studio in Rosario with his friend the painter Julio Vanzo. This place becomes a meeting point for artists with innovative ideas.
