News of art

Tate Modern exhibition pays tribute to Julio Le Parc, shortly after death

Yesterday 17:07 London's Tate Modern set to open doors on new exhibition dedicated to Argentine artist Julio Le Parc, who died last month at the age of 97.

FILM & CINEMA

Leonardo Sbaraglia becomes Pedro Almodóvar’s on-screen alter ego

18-05-2026 14:00 Argentine actor Leonardo Sbaraglia says Pedro Almodóvar wanted an “unflattering portrait” of himself in ‘Amarga Navidad,’ the Spanish director’s latest introspective drama competing at Cannes.

ART

Pablo Temes paints scenes of silent poetry at 30th exhibition

06-05-2026 17:53 Pablo Temes’ latest exhibition captures solitude, alienation and fleeting beauty from Barracas to Manhattan.

ART & CULTURE

MALBA to showcase 150 works in 25th anniversary exhibition revamp

26-04-2026 10:05 ‘Latin America in Expansion,’ MALBA’s 25th anniversary show, spotlights regional art giants; Starting May 1, Buenos Aires’ museum of modern Latin American art will exhibit 150 works from its holdings and Eduardo Costantini’s private collection.

ART & CULTURE

From the streets to museum walls: Fernanda Laguna brings Ni Una Menos to MALBA

24-04-2026 09:34 Fernanda Laguna’s retrospective reframes decades of 21st-century feminist protest as art, archive and collective action; Exhibition runs at MALBA until May 25.

by Macy Young

LABOUR OF LOVE

Giant guitar of trees serves as tribute to eternal love

16-04-2026 10:55 In the middle of the pampas, near General Levalle in the south of Córdoba Province, lies a giant guitar of trees. A labour of love created by the late Pedro Martín Ureta in memory of his departed wife, Graciela Yraizoz, the Estancia La Guitarra de Árboles began to take shape in 1979 can only truly be experienced from the air.

BOOKS & LITERATURE

Author Samanta Schweblin wins one-million-euro literary prize

09-04-2026 00:56 Argentine author takes inaugural €1m award for 'El buen mal'; Controversy surrounds state-backed Aena’s entry into the literary sphere with Premio Aena de Narrativa Hispanoamericana prize.

ART

International exhibition opens at Proa exploring light, space and perception

30-03-2026 17:49 New Fundación Proa exhibition, organised with Dia Art Foundation, brings works by a group of key 20th-century contemporary artists to Argentina for the first time. Expect a sensory experience centred on perception, light and space.

LITERATURE

Argentine and Brazilian writers among finalists for International Booker Prize

25-02-2026 11:53 Gabriela Cabezón Cámara’s 'Las niñas del naranjel' (“We Are Green and Trembling”) nominated for slot on the 2026 shortlist; Chaco-based novel revisits colonial history through a bold and unsettling lens.

MUSIC & ART

Ca7riel and Paco Amoroso clinch Grammy, capping off 'Papota' success

02-02-2026 11:32 Argentine musicians Ca7riel and Paco Amoroso win Grammy for Best Latin Alternative Album for 'Papota.'

CELEBRITIES IN LATIN AMERICA

Samba, football and tacos: Dua Lipa seduces Latin America with eye on local culture

04-12-2025 12:10 British singer Dua Lipa captivated Latin America by embracing the passions and melodies of the countries she visited during her regional tour.

MUSIC

Chart-topping star Milo J uses fame to focus youth on folklore

08-11-2025 07:27 In 1996, a 16-year-old Soledad Pastorutti burst onto the Cosquín Festival stage and overnight got the nation’s teenagers and youths to include Argentine folklore on their turntables. Nearly 30 years on, Milo J is achieving something similar with his album ‘La vida era más corta,’ featuring the legendary Silvio Rodríguez and samples of the voice of Mercedes Sosa.

ART & DIPLOMACY

Brush with censorship: Milei-critical artist has work taken down at Beijing Embassy

04-06-2025 13:00 Dozens of artworks were due to be presented at Argentina’s Embassy in China. Among them was a painting by Verónica Gómez, who in the past incorporated Jaiver Milei and Karina Milei into her art. For that reason, it was ordered to be taken down.

by Juan Luis González

ART & CULTURE

Youthful promise overflows at Teatro Colón

08-04-2025 12:34 Precocious talent on full display at Teatro Colón as Orquesta Aeropuertos Argentina celebrates its 10-year anniversary in style.

by Michael Soltys

BOOK REVIEW

Will we always have Paris?

21-03-2025 11:11 ‘Buenos Aires, The Biography of a City’ by James Gardner, St. Martin’s Press, New York, 2015, 245 pages.

by Michael Soltys

ART & CULTURE

MALBA presents new Guillermo Kuitca exhibition

17-03-2025 17:42 'Kuitca 86' – New Guillermo Kuitca exhibition at MALBA revisits 1980s from a contemporary perspective, delving into the artist's work from the era.

by Rosario Bernasconi

ART

Small Uruguayan town of Garzón seeks place on international art map

06-01-2025 13:19 It may not be the most obvious location for an international art festival, but Pueblo Garzón is a small town with big ambitions to join the world's cultural hotspots.

Nobel Prize Literature Award

Nobel Prize for Literature goes to non-Western writer: South Korean author Han Kang

10-10-2024 07:35 South Korean author Han Kang awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature 2024 as Swedish Academy rewards non-Western writers.

ART & CULTURE

MALBA opens new US$10-million museum branch in Escobar

30-09-2024 17:07 Malba Puertos opened to the public on September 22, a new exhibit space with free admission. The museum’s premises contains works by 60 artists.

by Rosario Bernasconi

CULTURE & COMMUNITY

Exhibition puts spotlight on Andrew Graham-Yooll’s photographic eye

23-08-2024 14:53 ‘Urban Witness’ is a collection of images taken from Andrew Graham-Yooll’s personal archives; Universidad de San Andrés librarians processing journalist’s records appraise amateur photographer’s eye for city life.

by Catherine Kirby

News of art

Tate Modern exhibition pays tribute to Julio Le Parc, shortly after death

Leonardo Sbaraglia becomes Pedro Almodóvar’s on-screen alter ego

Pablo Temes paints scenes of silent poetry at 30th exhibition

MALBA to showcase 150 works in 25th anniversary exhibition revamp

From the streets to museum walls: Fernanda Laguna brings Ni Una Menos to MALBA

Giant guitar of trees serves as tribute to eternal love

Author Samanta Schweblin wins one-million-euro literary prize

International exhibition opens at Proa exploring light, space and perception

Argentine and Brazilian writers among finalists for International Booker Prize

Ca7riel and Paco Amoroso clinch Grammy, capping off 'Papota' success

Samba, football and tacos: Dua Lipa seduces Latin America with eye on local culture

Chart-topping star Milo J uses fame to focus youth on folklore

Brush with censorship: Milei-critical artist has work taken down at Beijing Embassy

Youthful promise overflows at Teatro Colón

Will we always have Paris?

MALBA presents new Guillermo Kuitca exhibition

Small Uruguayan town of Garzón seeks place on international art map

Nobel Prize for Literature goes to non-Western writer: South Korean author Han Kang

MALBA opens new US$10-million museum branch in Escobar

Exhibition puts spotlight on Andrew Graham-Yooll’s photographic eye

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Bolivian President Paz says 'narco-terrorists' behind crippling protests

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Tate Modern exhibition pays tribute to Julio Le Parc, shortly after death

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