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  Current Southern Cone Art, Cultural Studies, Film Studies, Performing Arts
Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay

Amado, Ana
La imagen justa: cine argentino y política (1980-2007).
Buenos Aires: Colihue, first edition, 2009, 252p., biblio., filmography, notes. Ser. A oscuras Colihue Imagen. [Flim studies. On the juncture between aesthetics and ethics in Argentine film. Discusses the relationship between politics and film, focusing on Peronism and the representation of Argentina’s political history. Studies directors Fernando Solanas, Daniel Burman and Albertina Carri, among others.]
ISBN: 9789505637300   $33.70
Aprea, Gustavo
Cine y políticas en Argentina: Continuidades y discontinuidades en 25 años de democracia.
Los Polvorines: Univ. Nac. de General Sarmiento, first edition, 2008, 109p., biblio., filmography. Col. Veintecinco años, veintecinco libros; 1. [Film studies. On parallel transformations in Argentine film and politics from 1983 to present. Studies the development of the relationship between democracy and cinematic production. Topics include New Argentine Cinema, functions of mass media and cultural significance. Discusses award-winning directors Alejandro Doria and Fernando Solanas, among others.]
ISBN: 9789876300346   $26.50
Cippolini, Rafael
Alfredo Prior.
Pres. by Laura Buccellato. Buenos Aires: Vasari, 1st ed., 2007, 331p., large format, c.v., color and b&w photos, color and b&w facsim., notes. [Art. On painter, writer and performer Prior (1952-). Provides examples of his work in the visual arts, descriptions of his performances and samples of his writing. His awards include the 1988 Segundo Premio Fundación Fortabat.]
ISBN: 9789872335816   $149.00
Farina, Fernando (Coord.)
Grela: compromiso y arte.
Pres. by José Antonio David. Buenos Aires: Fund. Mundo Nuevo, 1st ed., 2007, 155p., biblio., chrono., image index, b&w photos, color and b&w facsim., notes. [Art. On Argentine painter Juan Grela (1914-1992), who participated in several Vanguardist movements in Rosario during the 20th c., contributing to the artistic growth of the city. He was awarded the Premio Palanza multiple times, among other distinctions.]
ISBN: 9789872399108   $66.50
Ferrari, León (Argentina, 1920-)
León Ferrari: Obras / Works 1976-2008.
Texts by León Ferrari, Néstor García Canclini, Andrea Giunta, Adriana Malvido. México, D.F.: Inst. Nac. de Bellas Artes, first edition, 2008, 137p., h.c., large format, bilingual ed., c.v., color and b&w facsim., color and b&w photos. [Art. Major retrospective brings together heliographs, drawings and collages critical of the Argentine dictatorship, conservative religion, among other polemical subjects. Also has recent works such as Ferrari’s polyurethane sculptures; scholarly essays by distinguished experts; an in-depth interview. Ferrari won a Golden Lion award at the 2007 Venice Biennial.]
ISBN: 9789708020862   $53.00
Giunta, Andrea (Comp.)
El caso Ferrari: Arte, censura y libertad de expresión en la retrospectiva de León Ferrari en el Centro Cultural Recoleta, 2004-2005.
Buenos Aires: Licopodio, first edition, 2008, 511p., biblio., notes, chrono., charts, graphs, stats., color and b&w photos, b&w ill., b&w facsim. [Art. On relationships between art, censorship and society, as exhibited by the events of the Buenos Aires 2004-05 retrospective of Argentine artist León Ferrari. Discusses assistance and interference by the government and the public, and the lasting impact these events had on society and the artistic community. Contains a detailed chronology, statistics and firsthand testimonies.]
ISBN: 9789872056964   $74.00
Gradowczyk, Mario H.
Esteban Lisa (1895/1983): abstracción, mundo y significado.
Prol. by Irma Arestizábal. Buenos Aires: Univ. Nac. de Tres de Febrero, 1st ed., 2009, 82p., large format, chrono., c.v., catalog, color and b&w photos, color facsim., notes. [Art. On the paintings of Esteban Lisa (1895-1983). He received little recognition during his life, but is now considered an initiator of the abstract movement in Argentina. This text provides an array of his work, as well as essays on his life and his contributions to the artistic and academic communities.]
ISBN: 9789871172498   42.50
Kriger, Clara
Cine y peronismo: El estado en escena.
Buenos Aires: Siglo XXI, first edition, 2009, 270p., notes, tables, b&w photos. Col. Historia y Cultura, Serie El Pasado Presente. [Flim studies. Based on the author’s doctoral thesis. Analyzes the relationship between Argentine cinematography and the Peronist government between 1946 and 1955. Studies governmental influence on the industry, propaganda in film, and echoes of these cinematic politics appearing after the coup in 1955. A professor at the Universidad de Buenos Aires, the author has published several works on Argentine cinema and its relation to politics.]
ISBN: 9789876290852   33.00
López, Daniel
Las grandes películas del cine argentino: 50 títulos significativos.
Buenos Aires: Losada, first edition, 2008, (c. 2000), 325p., abbr., notes, b&w photos, b&w facsim. [Film studies. On the author’s selection of 50 titles of Argentine film, arranged chronologically. Covers movies from the 1932 ¡Tango! to the 2004 Ronda nocturna. Discusses plot lines, characters and general cinematic trends. Also provides the top credits for each film.
ISBN: 9789500396530   33.40
Magrini, César; et al.
El arte argentino del bicentenario.
Buenos Aires: Ediciones Institucionales, 1st ed., 2009, 359p., h.c., large format, bilingual ed., onomastic index, color and b&w photos, color and b&w facsim., notes. [Art. Compiled in recognition of the 200th anniversary of Argentina’s independence. Presents works by Argentine artists that represent the national identity. Contains pieces by Carlos Alonso, Lola Frexas and Antonio Pujia, among others. Latter half includes brief commentaries for each artist.]
ISBN: 9789872456528   $157.40
Magrini, César; et al.
Panorama del arte argentino.
Buenos Aires: Ediciones Institucionales, 1st ed., 2008, 301p., h.c., large format, bilingual ed., onomastic index, color and b&w photos, color and b&w facsim., notes. [Art. Collected contemporary Argentine artwork, compiled to celebrate the country’s artistic community. Includes work by Alfredo West Ocampo, Eduardo Pla and Carlos Ghio, among others. Latter half includes brief commentaries for each artist.]
ISBN: 9789872456511  $ 148.50
Malosetti Costa, Laura (Coord.)
Primeros modernos en Buenos Aires: 1876-1896.
Chrono. and biobiblio. by Julia Ariza. Buenos Aires: Museo Nac. de Bellas Artes, 1st ed., 2007, 113p., large format, biblio., biobiblio., chrono., catalog, color and b&w photos, color and b&w facsim., notes. [Art. Accompanies an exhibition in the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes. Celebrates the Argentine 1880s Generation, a group of 19th c. artists whose members went on to found major art centers, including Eduardo Schiaffino (1858-1935) who founded the MNBA itself. Presents a history of the museum through 90 works of art combined with discussion of the artists and their efforts.]
ISBN: labs002149   $61.50
Maturo, Graciela
La opción por América.
Prol. by Inés Santa Cruz. Rosario: Fundación Ross, first edition, 2009, 228p., biblio., notes, tables, diagrams. [Cultural st. Collected essays, many previously published in magazine or book-form, studying the formation, present composition and diversity of the Latin American cultural identity. Topics range from Humanism in the 15th c. to Transmodernism in the era of globalization to contemporary literature.]
ISBN: 9789871133727   $34.50
Nieto, Amalia
Cartas a Felisberto.
Introductory essays by Sergio Elena Hernández and Claudia Cermitti. Buenos Aires: Galería Jorge Mara-La Ruche, 1st ed., 2008, 134p., large format, chrono., b&w photos, color ill., color and b&w facsim., notes, audio CD. [Art. Meant to accompany a 2008 exhibition. Contains illustrations by Uruguayan artist Amalia Nieto (1910-2003) taken from letters to her husband, author and pianist Felisberto Hernández. Includes a letter by Cortázar and Italo Calvino, and a CD of Hernández’s music performed by his grandson. Nieto’s awards include the 1967 Gran Premio de Pintura.]
ISBN: 9789872454005   $91.50
Quinterno, Dante (Argentina, 1909-2003)
Libro de oro de Isidoro.
Buenos Aires: Norma, 1st ed., 2007, 543p., h.c., large format, chrono., b&w photos, b&w ill., b&w facsim. [Art. Collected Isidoro Cañones comic strips, selected by the creator, Quinterno (1909-2003). First published in 1935, Isidoro appeared most recently in the 2007 animated movie Isidoro: La película. An essay studying Isidoro’s role in the context of the Argentine historieta is also included. Quinterno’s other popular creation is the Patoruzú comic strip.]
ISBN: 9789875454705   $93.90
Richard, Nelly (Editor)
Debates críticos en América Latina: 36 números de la Revista de Crítica Cultural (1990-2008).
Santiago: ARCIS, first edition, 2008, 275p., biobiblio., notes, color and b&w photos, b&w facsim. [Cultural st. First of a two-volume set, published in Revista de Crítica Cultural. Divided in three sections: politics, biographies and topics of public discourse. Contributors include Julio Ortega and Diamela Eltit, as well as professors from U. S. universities.]
ISBN: 9789562604550   $39.00

Richard, Nelly (Editor)
Debates críticos en América Latina: 36 números de la Revista de Crítica Cultural (1990-2008).
Santiago: ARCIS, first edition, 2008, 253p., biobiblio., notes, color and b&w photos, b&w facsim. [Cultural st. Second of a two-volume set. Divided in three sections: academic discourse, recent political history and firsthand accounts. Contributors include Néstor García Canclini and Hugo Achugar, as well as professors from U. S. universities.]
ISBN: 9789562604598   $39.00
Wortman, Ana (Comp.)
Entre la política y la gestión de la cultura y el arte: Nuevos actores en la argentina contemporánea.
Buenos Aires: Eudeba, first edition, 2009, 287p., biblio., notes, b&w photos, b&w ill., b&w facsim. Col. Lectores. [Cultural studies. On cultural change and development in contemporary Argentina, focusing on the role of politics and globalization. Discusses commercialization, the internet, artistic production and differences between social classes, among other topics.]
ISBN: 9789502316734   $34.20