6 Places to Experience Art Without Entering a Museum

Next to the Galerías Pacifico, in what used to be the first hotel built in Buenos Aires, stands the Esplendor Hotel today. This establishment was founded with a strong artistic spirit and boasts more than 40 works by the duo Mondongo, consisting of Juliana Laffitte and Manuel Mendanha, who are also inaugurating two monumental exhibitions this year (at Malba and Arhaus).

Some of the works you can appreciate at the hotel include portraits of Maradona, Eva Perón, Adrian Dargelos, Maria Elena Walsh, among other Argentine celebrities.

It is, without a doubt, a unique opportunity to see Mondongo’s works freely and for free.

Where: San Martín 780, Hotel Esplendor. With prior registration and notice to the hotel.

Chicho's has become an artistic space where works by established artists such as Antonio Berni, Pablo Suárez, Octavio Pinto, Carlos Herrera, Max Gómez Canle, Laura Códega, Máximo Pedraza, Nahuel Vecino, Mondongo, and Marcia Schvartz have been exhibited. The idea came from Eneas Capalbo, an Argentine artist and gallery owner based in New York, who created The National Exemplar gallery and spearheads various disruptive artistic projects. Chicho's has already held two editions of exhibitions and also serves as a meeting point where different artists give readings, talks, and engage in various artistic activities.

Where: Pasco 357, Balvanera.

Luis Seoane painted his first mural in Buenos Aires in 1943 for the restaurant La Casa de Troya, which occupied a building on Avenida de Mayo that no longer exists. Since then, the Galician-Argentine artist created more than 30 murals and stained glass works in different parts of the city.

One of them is located in the Teatro San Martín and is among the largest murals in Argentina. Called "The Birth of Argentine Theater," it is an impressive mural due to its grand scale and a very good way to get in touch with the artist’s constructed imagination regarding local cultural history.

Where: Av. Corrientes 1530, Teatro San Martín.

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If you like photography and specialty coffee, this is a great destination to visit, have something delicious, and see some photos by Joaquín Fargas, photographer and creator of La Kitchen.

The place is ideal for spending a good time and seeing some of his most recent photos of travels around Argentina, as well as some from his life in New York, where he lived for several years. On weekend afternoons, there are usually DJs and lots of people on the sidewalk.

Where: Roseti 1360.

Nicolás García Uriburu was a visual artist, architect, and pioneer in land art, a type of art that emerged in the 1960s, intersecting art and nature. Nicolás García Uriburu's works and interventions traveled around the world with the aim of raising awareness about environmental conservation.

His house-studio still retains the spirit of the artist, with works and even his last color palette intact in his studio. It operates with closed doors and offers a fantastic experience to enter the universe of the Argentine artist and his legacy.

Where: Pasaje Bollini 2260. For visits, email nicolasgarciauriburu@gmail.com.

In the middle of Palermo, precisely in the Ecoparque, the former zoo turned into a center for conservation and environmental preservation, stands the work "Hito de Frontera" by artist Carlos Huffman.

The work was originally presented during Art Week (2019 edition) and was later installed in this space. It’s impossible to miss with its pop tone, featuring the Tatú Carreta as the main character, an indigenous Argentine mammal and one of the species that is endangered.

Where: Ecoparque, Plaza Italia. Palermo.