Documents of Latin American and Latino Art

Romualdo Brughetti's critique of the Torcuato Di Tella Prize emphasizes some aspects of sculpture that are related to society, materials, and to going beyond the limits of traditional sculpture, as well as its outcome in the art field. After having [...]

Guido Kasper analyzes Paparella’s work, describing him as an avant-garde artist who is entering a “great period” in his career, as defined by the materials he used, in this case referring to iron sculptures [...]

Aldo Pellegrini discusses the work of Aldo Paparella, which he says fuses the rational-mathematical with the antirational-vital. According to Pellegrini, this fusion is the result of a search for the most appropriate language for the materials the [...]

Nelly Perazzo reviews Aldo Paparella’s works, making formal judgments and interpreting their iconography; she makes particular reference to their link with Mediterranean culture and myths of contemporary society [...]

Libero Badii writes in emotional terms about Aldo Paparella, who died three years earlier. He speaks of the daily contact they used to have, and about some of the issues galore they talked about [...]

Jorge Romero Brest writes to Enio Iommi inviting him to participate in the Torcuato Di Tella Institute Prize (1962 edition), enclosing the rules. In addition, he informs him that he will be able to apply for the National Prize (and eventually for the [...]

This essay examines the relationship between artists and the consumer society, and claims that the latter seeks to create destructible goods and false needs. Aldo Pellegrini claims that the goal of the consumer world is to annihilate the artist by [...]