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NOVEMBER 2007

1 November 2007

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Pura Cepa

Pura Cepa
Thu 01 Nov / 21:30
Espacio Callejon / Humahuaca 3759

Pura Cepa (something very pure) combines elements of dance, music and theater, weaving through styles, aesthetics and textures with various scenes. The play is created by Ana Frenkel who also formed part of an amazing erotic dance and theater troupe called El Descueve. Thus hands down it makes it in our recommendations for tonight and the rest of the month.

Thursdays & Saturdays at 9:30pm

Music - Ciclo Vibrato with DJs Pareja, Ismael Pinkler and Qué Out!

Music - Ciclo Vibrato with DJs Pareja, Ismael Pinkler and Qué Out!
Thu 01 Nov / 22:00
Plasma / Piedras 1856 / $10

Vibrato is a new music cycle with the freshest artists from different musical scenes in Buenos Aires and beyond.

Every Thursday from 10 pm at Plasma, a beautiful place to hear music in San Telmo.
Tonight: DJs PAREJA live + ISMAEL PINKLER + QUE OUT!

Photography - Latin hairdressers: looking for the perfect haircut

Photography - Latin hairdressers: looking for the perfect haircut
Thu 01 Nov / 18:00
Pabellón de las Artes, Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina / Av. Alicia M. de Justo 1300

Marc van der Aa is a photographer with a creative mind. He likes to work in series, for example taking lots of pictures at parties and concerts but also tackles more introspective subjects like reflections in sunglasses and hairdressers. The best of the latter series, presented under the title ‘Latin hairdressers: looking for the perfect haircut’ will be shown from the 11th of October onwards in the Art Pavilion of the Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina (Argentine Catholic University). The photographs were made in 2006 and 2007, but this project is a work in progress by nature.
The why and how of ‘Latin hairdressers’ is simple to explain: Marc van der Aa loves to travel and has the habit of getting a haircut in every country he visits. One day it occurred to him to start portraying hairdressers: “I was looking for something that can be found everywhere but is at the same time different in every country. Of course, I could have chosen policemen or people working in supermarkets, but as they are not self employed, taking pictures would have been a lot more complicated.”
The photographs for this exhibition were made in various Latin-American countries, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay. As a rule, Marc van der Aa takes at the most four hairdressers pictures in every city. He doesn’t show them at work; the hairdressers sit in their own chair, posing frontally. As Van der Aa says, it must be one of the oldest professions on earth (in days of yore sharp stones and knifes and hot iron were used to cut hair). These days, they seem to be more important than ever: from providing a simple haircut to being responsible for creating an image (from barber to stylist). There is a whole world out there of hair products, contests, new developments and celebrities setting trends. Moreover, there are lots of expressions referring to hair: ‘Having a bad hair day’, ‘Keep your hair on!’, ‘Let one’s hair down’, ‘Blonds have more fun’, etcetera. Also, the religious and symbolic value of hair throughout the ages shouldn’t be underestimated, from Samson to haircuts indicating social standing, beliefs and convictions.
The photographs by Marc van der Aa prove that every hairdresser interprets his or her work in a different way. The same implements are used everywhere - chair, mirror and scissors - but the trappings, and thus the prices, vary greatly. Indeed, some offer just a very basic haircut whereas others clearly consider themselves a cut above the rest.
Cecilia Cavanagh, director of the Art Pavilion of the Catholic University Argentina enabled this exhibition. Meanwhile, the Royal Dutch Embassy in Buenos Aires kindly took this initiative under its wings.

Marjan Groothuis
Curator

Cinema - Marguerite Duras tal cual es (2003) by Dominique Auvray	17:00
Teatro San Martin / Corrientes 1530 / $7

Photography - Latin hairdressers: looking for the perfect haircut	18:00
Pabellón de las Artes, Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina / Av. Alicia M. de Justo 1300

Art Inauguration - Esculturas & Pinturas	19:00
Javier Balina - Galeria de arte / Arenales 1428

Art Inauguration - Onceopolis	19:00
CC Borges / Viamonte esq. San Martin

Art - Vivianne Duchinni	19:00
Zurbaran (Alvear) / Av. Alvear 1658

Art - Rosas negras, a ti...	19:00
Foro Gandhi / Av. Corrientes 1743 1 piso

Art - El misterio de los Glaciares	19:00
Espacio Arte Aeroparque Jorge Newbery / Costanera Norte, Av. 1000

Art - Desocupados en la ruta	19:00
CC de la Cooperación Floreal Gorini / Corrientes Av. 1543

Art Inauguration - Barbie In Wonderland (mixed media)	19:00
Una Casa / Humberto Primo 561

Art Inauguration - Onceópolis	19:00
CC Borges / Viamonte esq. San Martin

Art Inauguration - Experiencia Sensible	19:00
713 Arte Contemporáneo / Defensa 713

Art Inauguration - Entre paredes	19:00
713 Arte Contemporáneo / Defensa 713

Art Inauguration - "¡Oh, Libertad!" y "Las Montañas de mi Tierra"	19:00
LDF Galeria / Peru 711, 1 N2

Art Inauguration - Esculturas & Pinturas\| Jacinta Grondona	19:00
Javier Balina - Galeria de arte / Arenales 1428

Art Inauguration -Red Cultural Mercosur - "Imágenes de Este Lado del Mundo"	19:00
CC San Martín / Sarmiento 1551

Art Inauguration - World Press Photo 2007	19:00
CC Borges / Viamonte esq. San Martin

Cinema - Marguerite Duras tal cual es (2003) by Dominique Auvray	19:30
Teatro San Martin / Corrientes 1530

Music - Alfonso el pintor, Amadeo Pasa and Klemm	21:00
Teatro Victorial / Piedras 722 / $10

Theater - Bloqueo by Rafael Spregelburd	21:00
Teatro del Pueblo / Roque Saenz Pena 943 / $20

Music - Antique Music	21:00
CC Rojas / Av. Corrientes 2038 / $10

Music - Mujercitas Terror + Los Primitivos + Maxi Trusso + Banda de Turistas	21:00
Unione e Benevolenza / Peron 1372 / $15

Pura Cepa	21:30
Espacio Callejon / Humahuaca 3759

Theater - Veladas Susurradas	21:30
Belisario Club de Cultura / Corrientes 1624 / $15

Music - Ciclo Vibrato with DJs Pareja, Ismael Pinkler and Qué Out!	22:00
Plasma / Piedras 1856 / $10

Music - Me darás mil hijos	22:00
CC Torcuato Tasso / Defensa 1575 / $25

Music - Mariano Otero	22:00
La Trastienda / Balcarce 460 / $20

Theater - Solos by Alejandro Catelán	22:00
La Vaca Profana / Lavalle 3683 / $10

*Cinema & Music - Garden State (2004) + Dj Starsgoneout * Dj Jalito (Peru) * Lara Dj Top**	22:00
S/T / Rivadavia 1132