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# Graphic Arts<br />
1940–70<br />
Socialist artists in the<br />
1960s revived engraving<br />
in Argentina. Antonio<br />
Berni was its greatest<br />
exponent. His innovative<br />
3-D technique is seen in<br />
The Bullfighter (above).<br />
* Sculpture Patio<br />
Naturalistic sculptures<br />
(right) by<br />
Argentinian artists<br />
girdle the museum’s<br />
terrace, where the<br />
contours of<br />
Pedro Zonza<br />
Briano’s Be<br />
Fruitful and<br />
Multiply ooze<br />
sensuality.<br />
$<br />
% Di Tella Collection<br />
Pre-Columbian<br />
Andean Textiles<br />
Shawls, ponchos, and<br />
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from the Nazca (0–600<br />
AD) and Chancay (900–<br />
1476 AD) cultures of<br />
modern-day Peru (right).<br />
Spread throughout<br />
the museum, this collection<br />
finds best expression<br />
in the European avantgarde<br />
and American<br />
abstract art sections.<br />
( Mercedes<br />
Santamarina<br />
Collection<br />
Pastels by Degas and<br />
bronzes sculpted by<br />
Rodin are the<br />
highlights here.<br />
Ming-dynasty ceramics<br />
and paintings<br />
by Renoir and<br />
Cezanne complete<br />
this collection.<br />
) 1970s Argentinian Art: Realism<br />
In the 1970s, Argentinian artists addressed the<br />
horrors of the Junta years. Segui’s The Distance of<br />
the Gaze portrays desolation. Heredia’s The Gaggings<br />
expresses terror and censure via absent screams.<br />
Quirós Collection<br />
^ Cesáreo Bernaldo de<br />
Quirós’ paintings idealize<br />
the wild gaucho as the<br />
final stand against<br />
modernization and urbanization.<br />
The Butcher and<br />
Don Juan Sandoval, the<br />
Boss (below) are iconic.<br />
1960s Argentinian<br />
& Art: The New<br />
Figuration<br />
In 1961, four Argentinian<br />
artists depicted social<br />
breakdown and individual<br />
alienation. The fragmented<br />
forms in their works<br />
replace unity with chaos.<br />
Museum Guide<br />
The museum’s permanent<br />
collections are set<br />
chronologically across<br />
three floors. The first<br />
floor displays international<br />
art from the<br />
Middle Ages to the 20th<br />
century; the second<br />
floor, Argentinian art<br />
from the 19th and 20th<br />
centuries, and Latin<br />
American art; the third<br />
floor, photography and<br />
sculpture. A ground<br />
level pavilion hosts<br />
temporary exhibitions.<br />
Film screenings take place in the museum’s second-floor<br />
auditorium daily.<br />
<strong>Buenos</strong> <strong>Aires</strong>’ <strong>Top</strong> <strong>10</strong> 17
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