Documents of Latin American and Latino Art

Despite the title “Del patrioterismo en el arte,” in this article the Argentinean painter Martín Malharro rejects the idea of a narrowly prescribed and defined national art school. He partially does so in opposition to the influence of the [...]

This article was written by Argentinean artist Martín Malharro in 1903 in the first issue of Ideas magazine. In the article, Malharro investigates the notion of an Argentinean national art, and insists that artists should pursue the creation of a [...]