Qatar Museums, Museo de Arte de Buenos Aires to present LatinoAmericano

Qatar Museums (QM) and the Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires (Malba) will present 'LatinoAmericano' at the National Museum of Qatar from April 21 to July 19, showcasing 170 works by more than 100 artists from across the continent.Modern and contemporary art from Malba and Eduardo Costantini collections, the first large-scale showcase of modern and contemporary Latin American art in the West Asia and North Africa (Wana) region, will be showcased at the exhibition as part of the Qatar Argentina and Chile Year of Culture."Aligned with Qatar’s National Vision 2030, we take pride in serving as a cultural hub at one of the world's crossroads, using the arts to establish dialogue, bridge cultures, and promote mutual understanding. That is the mission of the Years of Culture initiative, which has been strengthening Qatar’s relationships worldwide since 2012 and is proud to support the LatinoAmericano exhibition as part of this year’s partnerships with Argentina and Chile," QM’s Exhibitions, Public Art, and Rubayia acting deputy CEO Sheikha Reem al-Thani said in a press statement.Curated by Issa al-Shirawi, curator and head of International Exhibitions at QM; and María Amalia García, curator in chief at Malba, LatinoAmericano will address the question: How do you represent or capture the diversity of a full continent through images?Using the collections of Malba, Eduardo F Costantini, and QM, the exhibition will offer a panoramic view of the artistic production of a continent through groups of works by key artists from 1900 to the present day. It will consist of approximately 170 works by more than 100 artists from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Paraguay, Mexico, Venezuela and Uruguay across painting, photography, video, sculpture, installation, and archival documentation.LatinoAmericano will critically explore and redefine Latin American art within historical narratives and theoretical frameworks. Organised into five thematic sections, the exhibition will examine the region’s diverse identities, urban development, moments of societal transitions, and the transformative artistic practices unique to Latin America.On display will be key pieces from Malba’s collections, such as Autorretrato con chango y loro (1942) by Frida Kahlo, Baile en Tehuantepec (1928) by Diego Rivera, and Rompecabezas (1967) by Jorge de la Vega, among others.A number of these masterpieces are newly acquired by Malba and will make their debut in this exhibition, offering an exclusive first glimpse. These works will be presented alongside works from the collections of Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art and the future Art Mill Museum by artists such as Alice Rahon and Mathias Goeritz, among others.In the courtyard of the National Museum, Marta Minujín’s Sculpture of Dreams (2023) will be installed.