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Do not fill this in! ===Art=== {{See also|Argentine painting|Category:Museums in Buenos Aires|l2=Museums in Buenos Aires}} [[File:FachadaModerno.jpg|thumb|left|[[Buenos Aires Museum of Modern Art]].]] Buenos Aires has a thriving arts culture,<ref name="heraldsunstreet">{{cite web|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/travel/world/south-america/buenos-aires-street-art-symbol-of-vibrant-city-and-dramatic-past/news-story/2f0642ccc271d23291380932b1a27b3a|title=Best Art in Buenos Aires|last1=Bredow|first1=Susan|date=20 June 2015|work=[[Herald Sun]]|publisher=The Herald and Weekly Times|access-date=3 February 2016|archive-date=31 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211231062913/https://www.escape.com.au/destinations/south-america/buenos-aires-street-art-symbol-of-vibrant-city-and-dramatic-past/news-story/2f0642ccc271d23291380932b1a27b3a|url-status=live}}</ref> with "a huge inventory of museums, ranging from obscure to world-class."<ref>{{cite book|last=Bernhardson|first=Wayne|date=14 October 2008|title=Moon Buenos Aires|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PhBn9tKce4oC&pg=PA136|publisher=Avalon Travel|page=136|isbn=978-1566919913|access-date=3 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160208055820/https://books.google.com/books?id=PhBn9tKce4oC&pg=PA136|archive-date=8 February 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> The ''barrios'' of [[Palermo, Buenos Aires|Palermo]] and [[Recoleta, Buenos Aires|Recoleta]] are the city's traditional bastions in the diffusion of art, although in recent years there has been a tendency of appearance of exhibition venues in other districts such as [[Puerto Madero]] or [[La Boca, Buenos Aires|La Boca]]; renowned venues include [[MALBA]], the [[Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes (Buenos Aires)|National Museum of Fine Arts]], Fundación Proa, [[Faena Arts Center]], and the [[Usina del Arte]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.travelandleisure.com/local-experts/buenos-aires/best-art-buenos-aires|title=Best Art in Buenos Airespast|last1=Chesterton|first1=Matt|date=August 2014|work=Travel + Leisure|publisher=Time Inc.|access-date=3 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151223055109/http://www.travelandleisure.com/local-experts/buenos-aires/best-art-buenos-aires|archive-date=23 December 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> Other popular institutions are the [[Buenos Aires Museum of Modern Art]], the [[Benito Quinquela Martín]] Museum, the Evita Museum, the [[Museo de Arte Hispanoamericano Isaac Fernández Blanco]], the José Hernández Museum, and the [[Palais de Glace]], among others.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.turismo.buenosaires.gob.ar/es/article/museos-de-la-ciudad|title=Museos de la ciudad|date=8 April 2014 |language=es|publisher=Government of the City of Buenos Aires|access-date=3 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160204041331/http://www.turismo.buenosaires.gob.ar/es/article/museos-de-la-ciudad|archive-date=4 February 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> A traditional event that occurs once a year is ''La Noche de los Museos'' ("Night of the Museums"), when the city's museums, universities, and artistic spaces open their doors for free until early morning; it usually takes place in November.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.turismo.buenosaires.gob.ar/es/article/la-noche-de-los-museos|title=La Noche de los Museos|date=12 November 2013 |language=es|publisher=Government of the City of Buenos Aires|access-date=3 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160204084028/http://www.turismo.buenosaires.gob.ar/es/article/la-noche-de-los-museos|archive-date=4 February 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/city-guides/free-buenos-aires-traveler/|title=Free Things to Do in Buenos Aires|magazine=National Geographic|access-date=3 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160107014422/http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/city-guides/free-buenos-aires-traveler|archive-date=7 January 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> The first major artistic movements in Argentina coincided with the first signs of political liberty in the country, such as the 1913 sanction of the secret ballot and universal male suffrage, the [[Hipólito Yrigoyen|first president to be popularly elected]] (1916), and the cultural revolution that involved the University Reform of 1918. In this context, in which there continued to be influence from the [[Paris School]] (Modigliani, Chagall, Soutine, Klee), three main groups arose. Buenos Aires has been the birthplace of several artists and [[Art movement|movements]] of national and international relevance and has become a central motif in Argentine artistic production, especially since the 20th century.<ref name="ciudadarte">{{cite web|url=http://cvaa.com.ar/02dossiers/utopia/4_tema_01.php|title=La ciudad: arte y utopías|last=Battistozzi|first=Ana María|date=August 2005|language=es|publisher=Centro Virtual de Arte Argentino|access-date=18 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161118164237/http://cvaa.com.ar/02dossiers/utopia/4_tema_01.php|archive-date=18 November 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> [[File:Malba - Milla Museos.jpg|thumb|[[MALBA]]]] Examples include: the Paris Group – so named for being influenced by the [[School of Paris]] – constituted by [[Antonio Berni]], [[Aquiles Badi]], [[Lino Enea Spilimbergo]], [[Raquel Forner]] and [[Alfredo Bigatti]], among others; and<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cvaa.com.ar/02dossiers/grupo_paris/3_intro.php|title=El grupo de París|last=Babino|first=Malena|date=September 2007|language=es|publisher=Centro Virtual de Arte Argentino|access-date=18 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161124184046/http://cvaa.com.ar/02dossiers/grupo_paris/3_intro.php|archive-date=24 November 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> the La Boca artists – including [[Benito Quinquela Martín]] and Alfredo Lazzari, among others – who mostly came from Italy or were of Italian descent, and usually painted scenes from working-class port neighborhoods.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cvaa.com.ar/04ingles/02dossiers_en/la_boca_en/3_intro.php|title=La Boca Artists|last1=Battiti|first1=Florencia|last2=Mezza|first2=Cintia|date=August 2006|publisher=Centro Virtual de Arte Argentino|access-date=18 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170115235222/http://cvaa.com.ar/04ingles/02dossiers_en/la_boca_en/3_intro.php|archive-date=15 January 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> During the 1960s, the [[Torcuato di Tella Institute]] – located in [[Florida Street]] – became a leading local center for [[pop art]], [[performance art]], [[installation art]], [[conceptual art]], and [[experimental theater]]; this generation of artists included [[Marta Minujín]], [[Dalila Puzzovio]], [[David Lamelas]], [[Clorindo Testa]] and [[Diana Dowek]]. Buenos Aires has also become a prominent center of contemporary [[street art]]; its welcoming attitude has made it one of the world's top capitals of such expression.<ref name="huffstreet"/><ref name="stuffnz"/> The city's turbulent modern political history has "bred an intense sense of expression in ''porteños''", and urban art has been used to depict these stories and as a means of protest.<ref name="heraldsunstreet"/><ref name="stuffnz">{{cite web|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/destinations/south-america/67631465/the-street-art-of-buenos-aires|title=The street art of Buenos Aires|last1=McFarlane|first1=Nyree|date=28 April 2015|publisher=[[stuff.co.nz]]|access-date=3 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151111025523/http://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/destinations/south-america/67631465/the-street-art-of-buenos-aires|archive-date=11 November 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> However, not all of its street art concerns politics, it is also used as a symbol of democracy and freedom of expression.<ref name="heraldsunstreet"/> Murals and graffiti are so common that they are considered "an everyday occurrence," and have become part of the urban landscape of ''barrios'' such as Palermo, [[Villa Urquiza]], [[Coghlan, Buenos Aires|Coghlan]] and [[San Telmo, Buenos Aires|San Telmo]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.infobae.com/2016/01/24/1784837-el-arte-callejero-se-expande-la-ciudad-buenos-aires|title=El arte callejero se expande por la Ciudad de Buenos Aires|last1=Gorski|first1=Alana|date=24 January 2016|publisher=[[Infobae]]|access-date=3 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160204051508/http://www.infobae.com/2016/01/24/1784837-el-arte-callejero-se-expande-la-ciudad-buenos-aires|archive-date=4 February 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> This has to do with the legality of such activities —provided that the building owner has consented—, and the receptiveness of local authorities, who even subsidize various works.<ref name="huffstreet">{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/06/argentina-street-art_n_3224835.html|title=Argentina Welcomes Street Art, Buenos Aires Is Canvass For International Artists, Muralists|last1=Calatrava|first1=Almudena|date=5 June 2013|work=The Huffington Post|publisher=TheHuffingtonPost.com, Inc.|access-date=3 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150227095706/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/06/argentina-street-art_n_3224835.html|archive-date=27 February 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> The abundance of places for urban artists to create their work, and the relatively lax rules for street art, have attracted international artists such as [[Blu (artist)|Blu]], [[Jef Aérosol]], Aryz, [[ROA (artist)|ROA]], and [[Ron English (artist)|Ron English]].<ref name="huffstreet"/> Guided tours to see murals and graffiti around the city have been growing steadily.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.clarin.com/ciudades/street-Buenos-Aires-seduce-mundo_0_941905884.html|title=El street art de Buenos Aires seduce al mundo|date=21 June 2013|work=Clarín|publisher=Clarín Group|access-date=3 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160312110328/http://www.clarin.com/ciudades/street-Buenos-Aires-seduce-mundo_0_941905884.html|archive-date=12 March 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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