Joaquín Torres García at the Fine Arts Museum of Buenos Aires

“The exhibition,” says the curator, “covers his works from his early drawings published in magazines and novels in 1895 to the paintings of the Montevideo period and, at the same time, will emphasize the impact of Torres García's art and ideas on the Argentine cultural scene.”
Joaquín Torres García was born 150 years ago in Montevideo. The round dates of anniversaries or anniversaries may not make much sense, but when a century and a half have passed and a work is still relevant, it continues to provoke critical studies, debates and admiration, it means that something relevant happened there. With his appearance of an esoteric sage, the Uruguayan artist was a master in every sense of the word: for his inventions, for his relationship with teaching and art theory, for the number of disciples he trained and also for his legacy. With his passion for sensitive reason, he also knew how to give himself over - as shown by his wonderful toys - to playfulness and to the child who, despite the complexity of his aesthetic proposals, never ceased to be. His career and his inventions can be understood as a figure of the 20th century, of avant-garde Latin American art and of a furious craftsmanship that establishes a singular language and a pictorial lexicon that makes it unmistakable. In a recognition that the anniversaries authorize, the National Museum of Fine Arts (MNBA) of Buenos Aires has scheduled an exhibition that begins on November 28 and ends on March 16, 2025.
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