Kenneth Kemble (Buenos Aires, 1923–1998) was one of the main artists of the Informalist movement in Argentina. Beginning in 1956, he experimented with collages, assemblages, reliefs, and informal and sign painting. Kemble participated in the exhibitions of the Asociación Arte Nuevo [New Art Association], a bastion of abstract trends. In 1959, he was part of the exhibition Movimiento Informal [Informalist Movement] at the Van Riel Gallery. In 1961, Kemble was the driving force behind the exhibition that presented arte destructivo [destructive art]. He practiced art criticism, mainly at the Buenos Aires Herald (a newspaper founded in 1876 for the English community in the capital) between 1960 and 1963. In the following decades, he continued his written reflections with an emphasis on the theory of the creative process.
This document is the manuscript prepared for Kemble to lecture at The Society of British Artists in Buenos Aires, on July 15, 1960. The outcome of this presentation was an invitation that turned him into a contributor at the Buenos Aires Herald. In said lecture, Kemble points out ideas with regard to modern art, which he later puts into practice in his critiques on local art (see documents).
This document is the invitation to the lecture by Kemble held at The Society of British Artists in Buenos Aires, on July 15, 1960. The outcome of this presentation was an opportunity to become a collaborator at the Buenos Aires Herald. In said lecture, Kemble points out his ideas with regard to modern art, which he later puts into practice in his critiques on local art (see documents).
