Art & The City

In 1965, Roberto Pignataro staged a retrospective exhibition in downtown Buenos Aires—but this was not the typical gallery-based event one would expect from this era. Several unconventional elements set this event apart, making it a compelling subject for closer examination.

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A Story Most Minimal

In 1974, Roberto Pignataro unveiled his third and final artistic publication, ‘A Través de Estampas Volume II’ (Through Stamps Vol. II). Featuring nine sequential abstractions—or "stamps"—this booklet takes the viewer on a unique journey, led by its animated compositions and the intriguing visual narrative that unfolds with each turn of the page.

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Small Windows into Deep Mindscapes

Between 1962 and 1967, Pignataro created several series of miniature abstractions. What led him to adopt and embrace this curious format?

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Scenes of Destruction

This article revisits a violent episode in Argentine history—the 1955 bombing of Plaza de Mayo—and explores whether echoes of that trauma, however obliquely, might be reflected in a series of abstract works Roberto Pignataro exhibited eight years later.

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