Museo Moderno Buenos Aires Examines Dictatorship's Shadow Through 20 Artistic Positions
"Darkness Visible: The Long Shadow of Dictatorship," a collective exhibition at the Museo de Arte Moderno de Buenos Aires, delves into the themes of state terror and military governance as interpreted by Argentine and Latin American artists. Featured works include León Ferrari's collage series "Nosotros no sabíamos" from 1976, Eduardo Basualdo's 2026 sculpture "Brumaria," and Luis Camnitzer's "Ejecución" (1970/2026). The show also highlights Néstor Perlongher's poem "Cadáveres" from 1981 and photographic records of the 1983 El Siluetazo protests. Additional contributions come from Marcelo Brodsky, Gianni Mestichelli, Luis Pazos, Marta Minujín, and Guillermo Kuitca, with Minujín's "El Partenón de libros" (1983) and "Estatua de la Libertad acostada" (1979) reflecting current democratic challenges.
Key facts
- Exhibition title: "Darkness Visible: The Long Shadow of Dictatorship" at Museo de Arte Moderno de Buenos Aires
- León Ferrari's "Nosotros no sabíamos" series comprises 83 collages of 1976 press articles on military repression
- Luis Camnitzer's "Ejecución" (1970/2026) uses mirror, epoxy resin, and engraving to confront political violence
- Néstor Perlongher's poem "Cadáveres" was composed in 1981, published in 1984, and released as audio in 1989
- Eduardo Gil photographed El Siluetazo on September 21–22, 1983, during the Third March of Resistance
- Marcelo Brodsky's brother Fernando and childhood friends were disappeared; Brodsky was forced into exile
- Gianni Mestichelli's 1986 exhibition of Compañía Argentina de Mimo photographs was censored as obscene
- Marta Minujín's "El Partenón de libros" was first realized on December 10, 1983, marking Argentina's return to democracy
Entities
Artists
- Luis Camnitzer
- Néstor Perlongher
- León Ferrari
- Aldo Sessa
- Eduardo Gil
- Gianni Mestichelli
- Marcelo Brodsky
- Luis Pazos
- Marta Minujín
- Eduardo Basualdo
- Guillermo Kuitca
- Ana Gallardo
- Nicanor Aráoz
- Sergio De Loof
- Flavia Da Rin
- Liliana Maresca
- Marcos López
- Ángel Elizondo
- Edgardo Antonio Vigo
- Carlos Mendiburu Eliçabe
- Roberto Echavarren
- Rodolfo Arregueberry
- Julio Flores
- Guillermo Kexel
- Ariel Adrián Ferrari
- Fernando Brodsky
- Bettina Tarnopolsky
Institutions
- Museo de Arte Moderno de Buenos Aires
- Fundación Augusto y León Ferrari Arte y Patrimonio (FALFAA)
- Centro de Estudios Legales y Sociales (CELS)
- Madres de Plaza de Mayo
- Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo
- Frente de Liberación Homosexual
- Compañía Argentina de Mimo
- Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes
- Escuela de Mecánica de la Armada
- Galleria Rolf Art
- Ruth Benzacar Galería de Arte
- Kurimanzutto
- Archivo de la Memoria Trans
- I libri del Museo Moderno
- Revista (de poesía)
- Circe – Último Reino
- Biennale di Venezia
- Prima Biennale Latinoamericana di San Paolo
Locations
- Buenos Aires
- Argentina
- Lübeck
- Germany
- New York
- United States
- Uruguay
- Avellaneda
- São Paulo
- Brazil
- Montevideo
- La Plata
- Ascoli Piceno
- Italy
- Barcelona
- Spain
- Warsaw
- Poland
- Plaza de Mayo
- Plaça de Sant Felip Neri
- Venice