From a critical art to a socialist art: the itinerary of León Ferrari and Ricardo Carpany as a symptom of the historical transformations of the relationship between art and politics in Argentina (and Latin America) during the Sixties and Seventies

It would be difficult to attempt to understand the radicalisation of the Argentinean art scene in the time spanning from the late fifties to the early seventies without turning to the intellectual career of two artists: Ricardo Carpani and León Ferrari. Both men exercised a marked influence over the...

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Main Author: Jaime Vindel Gamonal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Complutense de Madrid 2013-04-01
Series:Anales de Historia del Arte
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Online Access:http://revistasculturales.ucm.es/index.php/ANHA/article/view/41329
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Summary:It would be difficult to attempt to understand the radicalisation of the Argentinean art scene in the time spanning from the late fifties to the early seventies without turning to the intellectual career of two artists: Ricardo Carpani and León Ferrari. Both men exercised a marked influence over their contemporaries, becoming gravitational centres in the understanding and the development of the connections between art and politics during the period.
ISSN:0214-6452
1988-2491