The most emblematic works of the painter couple Yente and Del Prete

An exhibition reviews the most emblematic works of the painter couple Yente and Del Prete

The loving, creative and daily intimacy of the painter couple Yente (Eugenia Crenovich) and her husband Juan Del Prete is displayed in the exhibition "Del Prete - Yente. Durar la exaltación", in the Roldán Moderno gallery, where you can visit up to on November 10.

Made up of two independent nuclei, this exhibition presents a journey that reflects the extensive career of both artists, from the first non-figurative experiences in the 1930s, to the different particular moments they went through and the experimentation with materials.

The objective of the exhibition, curated by Santiago Villanueva, is "to present the broadest possible vision of the artists that takes into account the coherence and deviations, the most visited works by historiography, as well as more strange and little pieces. "But at the same time, it reflects the connections of these artists with contemporary Argentine art and their links with other Latin American artists."

This project continues the work begun by the gallery to resize the work of both, with the individual exhibition of "Yente. Perfil de una precursora" and "Juan Del Prete. Pintura Montada Primicia" and with "Everything is a lot", organized in collaboration with the Di Tella University.

Juan Del Prete (1897-1987) was one of the central figures for the emergence of contemporary art and a true rupturist who remained outside the groups. He never launched manifestos and he was not tied to any formula, his conceptions were diverse as he corresponds to a painter not affiliated with any artistic faction.

His main expressive source was matter and color, producing compositions that alternated figuration and abstraction. He held the first exhibitions of non-figurative art in Argentina in 1933 and 1934 in the halls of Amigos del Arte. The first with paintings brought from Paris and the second with sculptures in plaster and wire.

Meanwhile, Yente, Eugenia Crenovich (1905-1990), was one of the pioneers of abstract art in Argentina. She made her first abstractions in 1937 and was the first female artist in the country to adhere to this movement. For more than 50 years she maintained these pictorial manifestations, alternating them with figurative works. Her works constituted a decisive contribution to the construction of modern Argentine and Latin American art.

The exhibition can be visited at the Roldán gallery, Juncal 743, until November 10, coinciding with the fact that the Modern Museum of Buenos Aires is the host venue of the annual CIMAM 2023 Conference (International Committee of Museums of Modern Art), which will be held From 9 to 11 November. (Telam)