CELEBRITIES IN LATIN AMERICA Samba, football and tacos: Dua Lipa seduces Latin America with eye on local culture Today 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
FILM & CINEMA ‘Cold Copy’ thriller probes facts, falsehoods and media’s thirst for clicks 09-02-2024 06:06 Director Roxine Helberg's new film, released in the United States last week, is a thriller that begs viewers to consider what's real and what's falsified in contemporary journalism. by Ashton Goren
Culture Uruguay hinterland basks in art revolution 16-01-2024 10:08 Tourists are flocking to the Uruguayan seaside village of José Ignacio, where between seemingly endless golden beaches and undulating grasslands, a creative scene is exploding.
ART & CULTURE Artist Pablo Bronstein auctions off private collection in London 08-01-2024 11:33 Argentine London-based artist Pablo Bronstein has announced he will sell off his private art collection.