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Article: "Abstract Art from the Rio de la Plata" at the Americas Society. (New York).(Brief Article)
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- Art in America
- Article date:
- May 1, 2002
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In spite of the hostile cultural environment of the 1930s, the Rio de la Plata region of Uruguay and Argentina developed an avant-garde committed to abstraction and modern social ideas. Rigorously conceived, "Abstract Art from the Rio de la Plata: Buenos Aires and Montevideo, 1933-1953" tracked the emergence of Latin American abstraction through the work of artists active in that region.
Having perceived a universality of experience in the architectural foundations of Constructivist art, Joaquin Torres-Garcia returned from Europe to Monte-video in 1934 envisioning a school inspired by the international avant-garde. Sharing his commitment to the avant-garde were ...