MALBA and Murga

MALBA, museum of Latin American contemporary art

Yesterday's highlights were a visit to MALBA, the Museo de Arte Latinoamericana.  There was a really interesting exhibit of art by Oscar Munoz, a Colombian photographer.  The mixed installation of photos, videos and charcoal drawings really made you think about the nature of photography and time.  For instance, a table with a projected sink on either side and projected images of photos of faces in the center.  A hand would take one of the photos, hold it in one sink and it would be rinsed away.  The blank paper would be put back on the table.  Then a blank photo would be put in the other sink and an image would be washed onto the photo.  Or another piece had a series of circular mirrors at head level.  When you breathed onto the mirror an image would briefly appear blocking out the reflection of your own face.  Okay, maybe you just have to see it to get it.   We also loved this bench whose slats wandered off over the edge, down to the floor below and reformed into a second bench.

There is a nice cafe at the museum as well with somewhat different sandwiches, fancy teas, and good pastries.

foam covered youth

End of the show for this group

Littlest murgeros, costumes are often decorated with cartoon characters

In the evening we went back to see the murgas perform in our neighborhood for carnaval.  Hard to take photos in the dark and I still haven't grasped how to take good videos with my camera, but see photos below.  Vendors sell cans of foam to the kids and everyone gets liberally sprayed in the course of the evening.