We visited the Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de  Buenos Aires (MALBA) today.

MALBA ©2011

The mission statement from the MALBA Web site:

“Its main objectives are to educate the public and arouse their interest in Latin American artists, contributing to the knowledge of Latin American cultural productions promoting the recognition of cultural and artistic diversity of this region, and share responsibility for this effort with the national community and internationally to promote artistic exchange between national, regional and international support innovative programs centered in the visual arts and American culture.”

The inside of this modern building is striking.

Inside MALBA ©2011

Another view…

Another View ©2011

The work of Grete Stern was the featured exhibit. Here are three of her photos taken from the MALBA Web site and you can see more here.

Bottle of the sea

Grete Stern
Bottle of the sea (Dream No. 5) , 1950
Black and white photo collage on paper
Eduardo F. Collection Costantini, Buenos Aires

On the platform

Grete Stern
On the platform (Dream No. 2) , 1949
Black and white photo collage on paper
19 x 28 cm
Eduardo F. Collection Costantini, Buenos Aires

Flower Child

Grete Stern
Flower Child (Dream No. 11) , 1948
Black and white photo collage on paper
29.5 x 23.5 cm
Eduardo F. Collection Costantini, Buenos Aires

We saw works from Freida Kahlo, Nicola Costantino, Liliana Maresca,  Magdalena Jitrik, and Graciela Hasper among others including these…

Diego Rivera. Portrait of Ramón Gómez de la Serna or Portrait of Ramón Gómez de la Serna, 1915

Alejandro Xul Solar. Pareja, 1923

Rafael Barradas. kiosk ducts (duct’s kiosk), 1918

It was a great start to learning more about Latin American artists.

We decided to walk home about a mile. We passed several parks and plazas along Avenida del Libertador, including the Japanese Gardens which we will visit soon.