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