There is no shortage of anti USA sentiment on the walls of Buenos Aires, some of it humorous, some not. Ill feeling towards the U.S. and anti-imperialism has a long history in Latin America dating back to the 19th century.
It can be a risky business putting the face of a politician on an advertising billboard. With less than four months to go until the presidential elections in Argentina and less than two weeks until the Federal Capital of Buenos Aires choses its mayor, hundreds of campaign posters with the names and faces of the different political candidates have been defaced all over the city.
Today is the anniversary of the death of Carlos Gardel who died in a plane crash on 24 June 1935 in Medellin, Colombia. This stencil of Gardel by graphic designer Pablo Marrone was painted in the barrio of Abasto where the Argentine tango legend grew up. Continue reading
Cristina Fernández de Kirchner has finally announced that she will be standing again in the national elections in October. It was the news everyone was expecting and ends speculation about her political plans just days before Saturday’s deadline to submit her candidature.
Street artists Roma, Sam, Nice and Amor have finished painting the second of two dramatic murals that now cover two walls of an old property in Villa Ballester in the Province of Buenos Aires.
Graffiti artists lifted the gloom at Centro Cultural Recoleta over the holiday weekend despite thunder, lightning and storms interrupting their work.
Argentine street artists Triangulo Dorado have been talking to BA Street Art about their a spectacular new mural called ‘The Passion Flower’. The design was inspired by a series of mid-19th century photographs and features a women in a relaxed pose wearing an elaborate period costume with a passion flower above her head. It took the trio two days to complete.
In many cities you might think street artists would get into trouble for painting walls in public places but that’s rarely the case in Buenos Aires, where the city government has put up a plaque recognising the talents of Ever, Jaz, Mart and Poeta and thanking the artists for transforming an outdoor space.
Street artists Lean Frizzera, Martín Ron and Emy Mariani have painted a huge mural depicting Argentine forward Carlos Tevéz wearing the colours of the Argentina national team in Fuerte Apache. Continue reading
Amazing men’s final at Roland Garros yesterday between Rafa Nadal and Roger Federer. Argentina has no shortage of top tennis players too with Juan Martin Del Potro, David Nalbandian, Juan Ignacio Chela and Juan Monaco all in the top 50.
