XXVI Klemm Prize: a den for queer culture

Uninterruptedly since 1997, the

always returns.

In this XXVI edition, the 38 selected works give an account above all of

, figuration, the most

and reinterpretations within its history.

There is also a

in the whole to organize and combine spatially and conceptually multiple materials and concepts.

The jury, on this occasion made up of Joaquín Barrera,

,

, Nancy Rojas and

, received 1,324 applications from Argentine or resident artists, over 18 years of age (no age limit).

The first acquisition prize (900,000 pesos), which will enter the outstanding patrimony of the Klemm Foundation, was for the work of the Tucuman artist

(1960) for her work "Revés de plot".

It is about the translation of a documentary photograph into the textile technique of the randa, in white, whose transparencies, lights and shadows, warns

adding, from its aesthetics and materiality, diverse layers of cultural and social senses.

"Reverse of the plot", by Carlota Beltrame.

First Prize Acquisition.

The second prize, also an acquisition, for 600,000 pesos, went to

(1968) and the installation

.

A work between ceramics, paint and vinyl, which appeals to the history of art with the conformation of an ornamental background pattern, the figure of a Renaissance putti and other pieces imbued with eroticism.

The jury's honorable mention went to

(1975) and the two-dimensional work "The talks about art are almost useless", which in oil, acrylic and pencil highlights the history of these same materials in relation to painting as a reflection and tribute .

Three other non-acquisition mentions, for 150,000 pesos each, went to the oil painting “Antro cuir”, by the young

(1993), of explicit eroticism;

for the original modular installation

, by

(1990);

and for that of the Cordovan artist

(1972) in a combination of objects between curiosity and strangeness.

“The archetypal weight of Federico Klemm turned his space into

, and in this sense, in the works presented and later chosen, allusions to trans, queer, porn, sado abound. and even kitsch in different keys and proposals”, warns

in the text about the award.

A room is added where those chosen audiovisual works of video art, installations and digital proposals are displayed.

"Nobody knows about mine", Alberto Passolini, second prize.

Other works that express the

are the collage by

,

;

the painting “Altar” by

;

the video We should have disappeared by Luciana Lamothe;

the engraving “Neologística” by

;

the painting “When the walls fall down” by Elisa O'Farrell;

the sculpture “Aerofosil” by Nacha Canvas;

the oil painting “Urquiza & Maúa” by

;

the iron and leather piece by

.

The productions of

, Kuki Benski, Flavia Da Rin, Malcon D'Stefano, El Pelele, Tomás Espina, Samantha Ferro, Gabriela Francone, Camilo Guinot, Ignacio Iasparra, Josefina Labourt,

, Nicolás Martella, Julián Medina, Trinidad Metz Brea,

, Maia Navas, Leticia Obeid, Julieta Oro,

,

, Santiago Rey, Mariela Vita and Ana Wandzik.

This edition of the Klemm Prize is part of the special year that has just ended, during which

–and eighty since his birth– were commemorated, who was an artist, patron, collector and performer.

His Foundation is, by Klemm's own testamentary legacy, under the administration of the

(currently chaired by Matilde Marín) and directed by

and Fernando Ezpeleta.

Also during the past year, the institution obtained the

for its dynamics, which includes the review, reflection and conservation of its history and heritage, while expanding and

.

A mention for “Antro cuir”, by Carrie Bencardino.

The last chapter of the tributes can be seen until February.

This is the show

about Federico's relationship with opera and with his own mother, thus completing the three episodes of the program

.

Curated by

,

and

, the trilogy was dedicated to Klemm's work, including photo-paintings and photo-collages, objects, archival documents, furniture and a selection of pieces from his heritage collection.

XXVI Klemm Prize - VVAA

Federico J. Klemm Foundation.

Marcelo T. de Alvear 626 

Mon-Fri from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

until February 10

free

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