Aldo Pellegrini (Rosario 1903–Buenos Aires 1973) was a distinguished poet, playwright, essayist, and art critic within Argentinean cultural circles. From the beginning, he was linked to the development of Surrealism, and he also directed various publishing projects. Pelligrini also supported and publicized various aspects of Abstract art, promoting some groups such as Artistas Modernos de la Argentina [Modern Artists of Argentina] and Asociación Arte Nuevo [New Art Association].
Born in 1920, Aldo Paparella was an Italian sculptor who settled in Argentina in 1950 and died there in 1977. His sculptural works are characterized by the assembly of waste material, aluminum sheets, and stones in order to create works that many times were non-figurative, although they refer to paradigms of the classical tradition in order to express his critical vision through boxes, furniture, and functionless monuments. This text by Pellegrini was reproduced in: Documento [Document] magazine, Buenos Aires, no. 1, (November 1968): 4-5. This source—a commentary on the exhibition Paparella held at Galería Van Riel in Buenos from August 5–20, 1968—was selected because it documents Pellegrini’s appreciation for the artist’s critical attitude, as well as his capacity to express a stance as such in sculpture through his usage of materials.