The 2nd International Biennial Exhibition of Fine Art & Documentary Photography in Buenos Aires

Written by Alice Gundersson Sunday, 06 May 2012 00:44

Buenos Aires, Argentina.- The Borges Cultural Centre is currently hosting the second International Biennial Exhibition of Fine Art and Documentary Photography on view through February 27th. 320 images taken by 220 artists from 40 countries are being exhibited at the Centro Cultural Borges where this year The International Biennial of Art and Documentary Photography is being held. The works will be auctioned on February 14 benefiting FLENI foundation and Save the Children.The Pollux Award and The Jacob Riis Award organized by The Worldwide Photography Awards Gala and among them are the awards in several competitions. Images were selected by a jurors tem which included several well-known photographers such as Magnum’s Chris Steele-Perkins, Alessandra Sanguinetti and Olivia Arthur; publishers from  Eyemazing, Zoom and Lenswork; and the curators Philip Brookman and Carol McCusker, among others.

“There’s everything. This is a great opportunity to see something that is not common in Buenos Aires, and it’s perhaps the largest photographic Biennial in Latin America in the last years” said photographer Julio Hardy, CEO of The Worldwide Photography Awards Gala, based in UK and organizer of the Biennial. Diversity is not only in the countries of origin of the participating artists, Egypt, Lebanon, Poland, Iran, Senegal, Iraq and the U.S., among others, but also the styles and themes addressed. Photographs were selected from 17,000 images submitted to The Julia Margaret Cameron Award for women photographers.


About 200 of the exhibits are of women artists. “There is a growing participation of women in fine art and documentary photography,” said Hardy, who then noted the difference: “In the photograph taken by women there’s a more humanistic approach. For example, in the Biennial exhibited photos of women show the aftermath or the consequences of a conflict rather than the conflict, “he said. The photographs donated by the artists will be auctioned at the Museum of Latin American Art of Buenos Aires (MALBA) on 14 February, however the exhibition which runs until the 27th of that month. Proceeds from the auction, which will be conducted by Enrique Scheinsohn, will be allocated equally to the FLENI Foundation and Save the Children. The image of Israeli artist Dina Bova, published on the cover of the catalog, you will leave the ring with a base of $ 2500. This is a version of the expulsion from paradise of Adam and Eve. The first Biennale was held in 2010 at the Circulo de Bellas Artes in Madrid, with the exhibition of 160 works from 25 countries. For this occasion, the initiative has been declared of cultural interest by the Ministry of Culture of the Nation and is sponsored by the embassies of Germany, Austria, Belgium, Norway, Peru, Denmark, Poland and Finland. Visit the Gala Awards website at ... http://www.thegalaawards.net


Located in the heart of downtown Buenos Aires, the Borges Cultural Center is an important cultural undertaking created by the Foundation for the Arts (Fundación para las Artes) a non-profit organization.The center was established in October of 1995. Occupying a space of over 10,000 square meters, the Borges is located within Galerías Pacifico—a prestigious building dating back to the end of the 19th century and considered a historical national monument in Argentina. The goal of the Borges Cultural Center is to support and promote cultural and artistic expression, advance education in its areas of interest, and to promote Argentina’s historical, cultural, and artistic heritage both domestically and abroad. Visitors can enjoy a wide array of cultural activities, such as art exhibits, music, dance, films, theatre, literature, and various educational programs. Following the example of the Bom Marché in Paris, Francisco Seeber and Emilio Bunge created the Argentine Bom Marché Argentino at the end of the last century. Their European-styled creation embodied the best of the period’s architectural trends. Florida Street was chosen as the optimal location in which to construct this exceptional building of glass arches, inter-crossing paths, and an elegant central dome. On December 25, 1896, the Fine Arts Museum was established inside the Galerías Pacífico building. As is sometimes the case with large-scale projects, the building suffered the impact of several historical events that took place in Argentina during its construction. In 1908, circumstances forced part of the structure to be sold to the Buenos Aires railway system. In 1945, architects Jorge Aslan and Héctor Ezcurra remodelled the building according to this partition, dividing the space between the gallery/stores, and the administrative offices for the railway company employees. The inclusion of mural paintings by Spilimbergo, Berni, Castagnino, Colmeiro and Urruchua capped off the building’s restoration, and added colour and life to the 450 square meter dome. The Center has previously hosted exhibits of well-known international artists including: Joan Miró, Henri Matisse, Roberto Matta, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Giorgio de Chirico, Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo, Torres García, Man Ray, Robert Capa, World Press Photo, Steve McCurry and many others.

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