Latin American Art Arrives in Qatar with Unique Exhibition

The presentation will include pieces from the Museum of Latin American Art of Buenos Aires (Malba) and the Costantini collection, along with the installation "The Sculpture of Dreams" by Marta Minujín in the National Museum's outdoor courtyard.

Minujín is an exotic Argentine visual artist known for her avant-garde works from the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. This month, she presents her distinctive inflatable sculptures with amorphous forms in the Miami Design District.

In an unprecedented partnership between Malba and Qatar Museums, visitors will be able to enjoy "LATINOAMERICANO," Modern and Contemporary Art from the Collections of the prestigious Buenos Aires gallery and Eduardo F. Costantini, from April 21 to July 19.

The exhibition, part of the Qatar-Argentina-Chile Years of Culture initiative, will be the first large-scale exhibition dedicated to Latin American art in the region.

Co-curated by María Amalia García, for Malba, and Issa Al Shirawi, for Qatar Museums, the exhibition brings together 170 works by 109 Latin American artists from the 20th and 21st centuries.

This exhibition represents a historic opportunity to showcase the richness of Latin American art in a territory with which we share, despite the distance, a long history of cultural exchanges, the curator noted during the presentation.

It's also about building bridges between cultures through art. Latin American artists have been able to challenge narratives and expand the languages of global art, emphasized Issa Al Shirawi, Head of International Exhibitions at Qatar Museums.

Meanwhile, Teresa Bulgheroni, President of the Malba Foundation, emphasized that this first exchange is a milestone in the museum's history, as it underscores its commitment to its international profile and its mission of bringing Latin American art to global audiences.

This collaboration with the Qatar Museum not only expands the scope of our works but also opens new avenues for cultural dialogue between Latin America and the Arab world, the specialist noted.

The exhibition also seeks to offer a panoramic view of the continent's aesthetic, political, and social transformations, articulated through five thematic areas: Latin American geography, the diversity of identities, urban development, social tensions, and processes of emancipation in the arts.

Some of the most emblematic works included in the exhibition will be "Self-Portrait with Monkey and Parrot" (1942) by Frida Kahlo; "Dance in Tehuantepec" (1928) by Diego Rivera; "Omi Obini" (1943) by Wifredo Lam; "Juanito Dormido" (1978) by Antonio Berni; and "Composition with Green Tones" (1939) by Roberto Matta, among many others.

Sculptures, textiles, videos, and documents are added, completing a comprehensive tour with diverse formats, languages, and production contexts.