Today the XI edition of the 2018 Central Bank National Painting Prize was inaugurated with a ceremony in which Margarita Paksa was recognized with the Grand Tribute Prize for her work The City Belongs to You II. The winning artists of the different categories were also announced.
The inauguration, which took place at the Central Bank Museum, was attended by the president of the Central Bank of the Argentine Republic, Guido Sandleris, the vice president, Gustavo Cañonero, the second vice president, Verónica Rappoport, and various personalities from culture and other fields.
The First Acquisition Prize went to Diego Alejandro Vergara for his work Untitled, the Second Acquisition Prize went to Mariana Ferrari with her work Dos and the Third Acquisition Prize, to Milton Hernán Kalbermatter for his work Fuerte y lento.
In the category of Encouragement for People Under 35 years of age, the First Acquisition Prize was awarded to Valentina Ansaldi for her work Yeruá, the Second Acquisition Prize went to Carlos Cima for Nunca me invitaron, no sé si voy a ir, and the Third Acquisition Prize went to Tiziana Pierri for La invitada.
Both Paksa’s work and the other winning works will become part of the Central Bank’s pictorial collection. With the slogan “Art belongs to you”, the exhibition proposes a tour with works by established and emerging, traditional and groundbreaking artists that invite dialogue by promoting inclusive access that brings the artistic heritage of the institution closer to the community, as the heritage of all Argentines.
In this edition the jury was composed of Marisa Baldasarre, Jimena Ferreiro, Nancy Rojas, Pablo Siquier and Eduardo Stupía, with the curatorship of Eva Grinstein.
The exhibition of the XI National Painting Prize Central Bank 2018 is made up of the work of Paksa and the 26 finalist works that were selected from more than 600 artists from all over the country who participated in the contest. It will be on display at the Central Bank Museum (San Martín 216 – CABA) until February 28 and can be visited from Monday to Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Subsequently, and like previous editions, it will be transformed into a traveling exhibition that will tour several cities in the country.
The federal scope of the Prize and its traveling exhibition contributes to promoting the circulation and visibility of the work of Argentine artists, fostering their link with diverse audiences.
