The exhibition of the XI BCRA National Painting Award will be inaugurated at the Museum of the Central Bank—San Martín 216, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires—, next December 5 at 6:00p.m.
With the slogan “The art is all yours” the BCRA encourages us to explore the works of art of renowned and emerging as well as traditional and unconventional artists. This initiative seeks to bring the general public to BCRA’s pictorial collection as part of the artistic heritage of Argentina.
Margarita Paksa will receive the Great Award for Distinguished Artists for her work “The city belongs to you – II”. Margarita is well known in conceptual art for her use of different materials and sceneries, where light plays a major role. She was a pioneer in video art and worked on the dematerialization of objects. Her first solo exhibition was in 1964 and she is one of the emblematic artists of the well-known Di Tella Institute, where she was directed by Jorge Romero Brest.
The exhibition features the 27 finalist works selected among more than 600 artists across the country. The jury is composed of Marisa Baldasarre, Jimena Ferreiro, Nancy Rojas, Pablo Siquier and Eduardo Stupía. The names of the winners of each category will be announced in the award ceremony.
This year our own contest received the distinction “Mecenati of the XXI Century” for pptArt continuously promoting visual arts in Argentina since 2007. This award is a badge of honor for the institutions that actively participate in the development of arts and society in more than 28 countries. It was received by Marcelo Cima, Argentine ambassador to the European Union, at the European Parliament headquarters in Brussels.
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Selected works of art
Andrés Aizicovich | “Human Resources”
Valentina Ansaldi | “Yeruá”
Ana María Benedetti | “Vortex”
Marcelo Canevari | “Our last camp”
Carlos Cima | “I have never been invited, I don’t know if I will go”
Laura Códega | “Silent dance”
Leopoldo Estol | “Turtle”
Mariana Ferrari | “Two”
Santiago Fredes | “AUTOAR (Argentine Automobile) Factory, Almirante Brown 347, Tigre”
Verónica Gómez | “Alajärvi, night”
Juliana Iriart | “Embossed_02”
Milton Hernán Kalbermatter | “Strong and slow”
Damián Linossi | “Silvia’s illustration of Upon the Dull Earth”
Lucrecia Lionti | “Proletarian interests – III”
Juane Odriozola | “Schedule – IV”
Fátima Pecci Carou | “Friends”
Sandro Pereira | “John and the fish”
Tiziana Pierri | “The guest”
Sol Pochat | “Untitled from “The Last Light” series”
Fabio Risso Pino | “The bed of embers”
Martín Ruete | “Interior 1”
Andrés Sobrino | “Diptych. Untitled”
Ana Clara Soler | “Random XVII (Cross)”
Elisa Strada | “The Streets are ours Series”
