Catalogue cover of Más allá de la geometria (Beyond Geometry), organised by the Di Tella Institute. Design by Juan Carlos Distéfano and Rubén Fontana

alquilar y vender (Argentine artists. Works from Paris and Buenos Aires to rent and sell) organised at the Di Tella Institute. About these works, Elba Pérez states that they arose from Distéfano’s needs who then:

“He conceived colour and shape as being born in unison, and this notion was impossible to realize with the usual means. Neither was he satisfied with the idea to polychrome the shape according to the traditional practice of adding colour. Only polyester could bring satisfaction to his requirements but there was little experience of this material in the country. The first trials failed in spite of the fraternal collaboration of Obdulio Gambaro, and Renart’s advice, true pioneer on the subject. [...] The first pieces were painted polyester. Later on, he finds the way to include the polychromy in the shape.

Head and Fist [...] The head was originally conceived in clear polyester for it to contain the fist inside. He had to abandon this purpose because of technical difficulties that could not