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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.
1955
Carmelo Arden Quin and Aldo Pellegrini create the Asociación Arte Nuevo, formed by independent abstract artists. Martha Boto, Martín Blaszko, Noemí Gerstein, Juan Melé, Gregorio Vardánega, Aldo Paparella, Martha Peluffo, Carlos Silva, Luis Tomasello, Virgilio Villalba, Eduardo Mac Entyre and Miguel Angel Vidal, among others, participate in the association. In 1958, Kenneth Kemble exhibits an informalist collage in the salon held by this institution.
Art critic Jorge Romero Brest is appointed auditor of the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes. He is confirmed as director in 1958, holding the position until 1963.
