News
Argentine Couple Placed on House Arrest in Nazi-Looted Art Probe
Police raided the home of Patricia Kadgien after an 18th-century painting plundered from a Dutch-Jewish art collector was spotted in a real estate listing.
Argentina
Art
Rosana Paulino Threads Through Painful Histories
The Brazilian artist weaves together archives, family albums, and records of Black suffering to suture a history of Amefricanas.
News
See Photos From the Historic March for Public Education in Argentina
Filled with protest art, demonstrations across the country advocated for university funding amid right-wing President Javier Milei’s steep budget cuts.
News
Enigmatic Patagonia Cave Art Dates Back Over 8,000 Years
The findings shed light on how societies coped with the changing unpredictable climate at the time.
News
Far-Right President Javier Milei Axes Argentina’s Culture Ministry
The libertarian leader and dictatorship denier also eradicated agencies dedicated to women, gender, and diversity and the environment.
News
Indigenous Groups Rally Against Lithium Extraction in Argentina
Murals, flags, performance, and other artistic expressions define the ongoing struggle to protect lands threatened by rampant extraction of the so-called “white gold.”
Art
An Abuela’s Infinite Embrace
Argentine human rights activists Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo turned their grief into an ongoing struggle to find the truth about what happened to their children.
Art
Can AI Help Find the Children of Argentina’s Desaparecidos?
AI images depict what the children born in captivity to victims of the dictatorship might look like today, but some have concerns about the tool's limitations.
Art
The Artists Resisting the Myth of “White” Argentina
The work of Identidad Marrón Collective fights systemic racism and erasure of Indigenous and mixed-race narratives in the country.
Art
The Argentine Artist Making Paintings on Devalued Currency
Amid a worsening inflation crisis, Sergio Guillermo Diaz’s banknote artworks are a poignant symbol of Argentinian resilience.
News
Messi World Cup Photo Deposes Egg as Most-Liked Post on Instagram
The post has accrued more than 64 million likes and counting, meaning Messi’s victory is now twofold.
Books
Chronicles of a Financial Collapse
Carla Zaccagnini’s Cuentos de Cuentas recounts her personal history amid Latin America’s history of financial crises.