CHANGING PLACES / ESPACIOS REVELADOS in Argentina
Casting an eye on the city’s “blind spots”
In 2014, CHANGING PLACES / ESPACIOS REVELADOS swapped the confines of the theater for the vast stage of the city in Buenos Aires. Abandoned apartment blocks and businesses, imposing vacant banks, a railroad bridge spanning the Riachuelo, terraces high above the city, and even walls and facades in public spaces were converted into stages by outstanding theater and performance artists.
Shifting places, shifting perspectives
From 27 March to 6 April 2014, when the doors of long-vacant buildings were opened to more than 25,000 visitors from all age groups and social classes, more than one significant shift took place. It mobilized people in the city to open up new spaces in two of the city’s districts, Microcentro and La Boca, which were connected by shuttle buses. The locations themselves and their architecture were transformed by the interventions, creating new perspectives on urban spaces and new lines to be drawn on the map of the city.
On the path of change
Artists from Argentina, other Latin American countries, and Europe picked up visible and invisible traces left behind by the city as it changed over the years. They shifted time and space in their work, and evoked the imagination, doubts, and hopes they gleaned from the people and their city. They also occupied spaces with words and sent messages into the public sphere, a space repurposed as a central element in establishing a shared personal identity. Residents, artists, and official representatives spoke to one other, forging new plans for the reuse of abandoned buildings.
Artists
Mariana Tirantte, Mariano Pensotti, Federico León, Magdalena Arau, Alejandro Tantanian, Beatriz Catani, Rabih Mroué, Leonardo Moreira, Julian Hetzel, Hugo Glendinning, Tim Etchells, La Ribot, Tim Etchells, William Forsythe, and MAMAZA
In cooperation with:
Fundación M.I.R.A., Acumar, Edificio Tornquist, Palacio Reconquista, Galería Güemes, Edificio Bencich, Edificio Lanusse, Banco Hipotecario, Secretaría Legal y Técnica de la Nación, Estacionamiento Cuadras, Cine Teatro Dante, Museo de la Ciudad, Casa del Sur, Barraca Peña, IUNA, Centro Rural de Arte.