The publication Imán: Nueva York reconstructs the scene of the 60s as lived by a group of Argentine artists who, in keeping with the artistic world of the time, traveled, studied and created works in the Big Apple. The catalog, overseen by the curator Rodrigo Alonso, exhibits this history through a body of reproductions of works, photographs from the period and portraits, in dialogue with a historical context and current thought, constituting a document of reflection on the artistic scene.
The theoretical texts chosen are: The Fall of Paris by Harold Rosenberg, who in 1940 anticipated the decline of the French capital as the hegemonic center of contemporary art, and which takes on a special relevance now for its prescient diagnosis of the changing scene; in Success: How New York Stole the Idea of Modern Art from Paris, Serge Guilbaut explains the socio-economic and political factors that accompanied the birth of New York as the epicenter of international art; and Andrea Giunta, in The “Triumph” of Argentine Painting. Internationalist Nationalism in the Sixties, enriches the catalog with a reflection on the local context, showing how some Argentine institutions contributed to this bilateral interchange.
A body of works documents exhibition catalogs of the time and texts by key artists: Jorge Romero Brest, Hugo Parpagnoli, Thomas Messer, Basilio Uribe, Luis Felipe Noé and Alejandro Puente, among others.
From the voice and memory of the artists themselves, the Interviews section publishes Rodrigo Alonso’s recent talks with each of the artists, recounting the successes and failures of the period.
The more than 300 page catalog has a large body of reproductions, including photographs and other works.
Available in Libreria PROA y Libreria Online
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INDEX
"Foreword" — Adriana Rosenberg, pp. 12–13
"Magnet: New York" — Rodrigo Alonso, pp. 16–30
"The Fall of Paris" — Harold Rosenberg, pp. 31–36
"Success: How New York Stole the Idea of Modernism from the Parisians, 1948" — Serge Guilbaut, pp. 37–65
"The 'Triumph' of Argentine Painting: Internationalist Nationalism in the Sixties" — Andrea Giunta, pp. 66–79
"Magnet: New York (Imán Nueva York)" — Thomas M. Messer, Robert M. Wool, pp. 80–85
"New Art of Argentina" — Jan van der Marck, Suzanne Foley, pp. 86–89
"New Art of Argentina" — Jorge Romero Brest, pp. 89–92
"Buenos Aires 64" — Hugo Parpagnoli, pp. 92–93
"1965 National and International Torcuato Di Tella Institute Prize" — Giulio Carlo Argan, pp. 93–95
"The Emergent Decade" — Thomas M. Messer, Samuel Paz, pp. 96–102
"Emigrants: New York" — José Antonio Fernández Muro, pp. 102–103
"Beyond Geometry" — Stanton L. Catlin, Enrique Oteiza, Jorge Romero Brest, pp. 103–111
"Materials, New Techniques, New Forms of Expression" — Basilio Uribe, pp. 112–114
"Luis Felipe Noé: Paintings" — Luis Felipe Noé, pp. 114–115
"Systems" — Alejandro Puente, p. 116
"Tape Poems" — Eduardo Costa, John Perreault, p. 117
"The 21 Columns of Language" — Leandro Katz, pp. 118–120
Works, pp. 121–197
"Interview with Delia Cancela" — Delia Cancela, Rodrigo Alonso, pp. 199–200
"Interview with Eduardo Costa" — Eduardo Costa, Rodrigo Alonso, pp. 200–202
"Interview with Jaime Davidovich" — Jaime Davidovich, Rodrigo Alonso, pp. 202–204
"Interview with Carlos Espartaco" — Carlos Espartaco, Rodrigo Alonso, pp. 204–206
"Interview with José Antonio Fernández Muro" — José Antonio Fernández Muro, Rodrigo Alonso, pp. 206–207
"Interview with Nicolás García Uriburu" — Nicolás García Uriburu, Rodrigo Alonso, pp. 207–208
"Interview with Inés Gross" — Inés Gross, Rodrigo Alonso, p. 209
"Interview with Leandro Katz" — Leandro Katz, Rodrigo Alonso, pp. 210–212
"Interview with Gyula Kosice" — Gyula Kosice, Rodrigo Alonso, p. 212
"Interview with David Lamelas" — David Lamelas, Rodrigo Alonso, pp. 213–214
"Interview with Eduardo Mac Entyre" — Eduardo Mac Entyre, Rodrigo Alonso, pp. 214–215
"Interview with Fernando Maza" — Fernando Maza, Rodrigo Alonso, pp. 215–216
"Interview with Marta Minujín" — Marta Minujín, Rodrigo Alonso, pp. 216–218
"Interview with Honorio Morales" — Honorio Morales, Rodrigo Alonso, pp. 218–219
"Interview with Luis F. Noé" — Luis F. Noé, Rodrigo Alonso, pp. 219–221
"Interview with César Paternosto" — César Paternosto, Rodrigo Alonso, pp. 221–222
"Interview with Rogelio Polesello" — Rogelio Polesello, Rodrigo Alonso, pp. 222–224
"Interview with Liliana Porter" — Liliana Porter, Rodrigo Alonso, pp. 224–225
"Interview with Alejandro Puente" — Alejandro Puente, Rodrigo Alonso, pp. 225–228
"Interview with Eduardo Rodríguez" — Eduardo Rodríguez, Rodrigo Alonso, pp. 229–230
"Interview with Alfredo Rodríguez Arias" — Alfredo Rodríguez Arias, Rodrigo Alonso, pp. 230–232
"Interview with Osvaldo Romberg" — Osvaldo Romberg, Rodrigo Alonso, pp. 232–233
"Interview with Carlos Squirru" — Carlos Squirru, Rodrigo Alonso, pp. 234–235
"Interview with Juan Stoppani" — Juan Stoppani, Rodrigo Alonso, p. 235
"Interview with Luis Alberto Wells" — Luis Alberto Wells, Rodrigo Alonso, pp. 236–237
Chronology, 1958–1973, pp. 239–261
Biographies, pp. 262–268
List of Works, pp. 269–271
Bibliography, pp. 272–275
List of Images, pp. 276–279