Back to the future: reviving an icon of the 1970s avant-garde in Buenos Aires by Alejo Ponce de León

Back to the future: reviving an icon of the 1970s avant-garde in Buenos Aires

Alejo Ponce de León
How waldengallery has resurrected the spirit of Argentine futurism at the former Centro de Arte y Comunicación
Now and then: waldengallery's distinctive facade in Viamonte street in Buenos Aires, and the original interior as it appeared in 1972, during its heyday as the Centro de Arte y Comunicación. Historian María José Herrera writes that the organization rallied architects, scientists, and artists to ‘work together to try and configure an art that was brand-new, straight from a continent that was waiting to occupy its place in the world order.’ Images courtesy of waldengallery, Buenos Aires.
Now and then: waldengallery's distinctive facade in Viamonte street in Buenos Aires, and the original interior as it appeared in 1972, during its heyday as the Centro de Arte y Comunicación. Historian María José Herrera writes that the organization rallied architects, scientists, and artists to ‘work together to try and configure an art that was brand-new, straight from a continent that was waiting to occupy its place in the world order.’ Images courtesy of waldengallery, Buenos Aires.
waldengallery founder and director Ricardo Ocampo Feris stepped in to rescue the former CAyC headquarters, which after serving as a hair salon had fallen into disrepair. Image courtesy of waldengallery, Buenos Aires.
waldengallery founder and director Ricardo Ocampo Feris stepped in to rescue the former CAyC headquarters, which after serving as a hair salon had fallen into disrepair. Image courtesy of waldengallery, Buenos Aires.
Mexico City–born Luis Hidalgo’s rely on novel applications of digital processes, as in this digital textile piece, REmediation 002, 2016. Image courtesy of waldengallery, Buenos Aires.
Mexico City–born Luis Hidalgo’s rely on novel applications of digital processes, as in this digital textile piece, REmediation 002, 2016. Image courtesy of waldengallery, Buenos Aires.