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Argentina
Epecuen : Ghost town
EPECUEN, Argentina — A strange ghost town that spent a quarter century under water is coming up for air again in the Argentine farmlands southwest of Buenos Aires. Epecuen was once a bustling little lakeside resort, where 1,500 people served 20,000 tourists a season. During Argentina’s golden age, the same trains that carried grain to … Continue reading
Lola Mora
Lola Mora was an innovative and prolific sculptor from Salta (Argentina). She was the country’s first woman artist and she truly flourished in her field creating masterpieces such as the famous Nereids Fountain in Buenos Aires, which was criticized for its sensual nudes. This freethinking lady who was born in 1866 had a unique life. … Continue reading
Josefina Robirosa Artist
JOSEFINA ROBIROSA Josefina Robirosa (b Buenos Aires, 26 May 1932) is one of the Argentina’s most famous painters and muralists. Her stunning work includes murals in different city buildings including Galerias Pacifico and in the Buenos Aires and Paris subways. Her life was more traditional, as she came from an aristocratic family, married young, and her painting … Continue reading
Perdido en Buenos Aires…
Mural by Andrés Zerneri, in Palermo Viejo. (all photos by the author for Hyperallergic) A blue stencil of Salvador Dali that popped up all over town. A portrait by the Portuguese artist known as Vhils, famous for his relief portraits made with dynamite Near the underpass of a commuter train on the outskirts of Palermo, … Continue reading
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