Could the little lady of Pérez exist today? - THE NATION

An actress who, at the age of 17, stars in a film about the life of a recently married minor with an older man who is twice her age. A story not far removed from the reality of many adolescents who form a couple and even have several children, but which today could be questioned... She is... the little lady of Pérez, the character played by Mirtha Legrand in the 1940s How did that girl dress then and for what occasions? Part of his wardrobe, how it was made and by whom, can be seen in Retazos: Tribute to Eduardo Lerchundi, an exhibition that highlights the work of this great Argentine costume designer and is part of the Crusade Narratives program that takes place in various Buenos Aires museums with shaft in fashion.

From the costumes of the golden age of Argentine cinema to the tradition of Taiwanese hand puppets, passing through the Spanish costumes given to Evita as first lady in 1947 and a reflection on gender diversity. Some of the themes of the seven samples crossed by fashion that are exhibited today in the City and that show the ability to express the spirit of different times. "Fashions imply political, social, love, religious or cultural messages," says Vicky Salías, curator of the initiative and current director of the Costume History Museum.

Scraps: Tribute to Eduardo Lerchundi

"Lerchundi dressed them all: Mirtha Legrand, Zully Moreno, Laura Hidalgo, Olga Zubarry, Graciela Borges", anticipate the words that open the exhibition dedicated to one of the most outstanding costume designers in Argentine cinema. From figurines and original drawings, photos, posters and film fragments, the exhibition reveals the fundamental role that his creations had in the construction of the characters. "Lerchundi represented a rare modality of costume designer more akin to libraries and archives than to worldly finery. During the 30 years in which he designed for Lumiton and Argentina Sono Film studios, he used to suggest to directors Carlos Hugo Christensen, Luis Saslavsky, Daniel Tinayre and Leonardo Favio, among others, how to film the hats, nightgowns and jewels to add playful and/or dramatic situations to the plots", points out Victoria Lescano, specialized journalist and researcher. Among the pieces of clothing exhibited, a monogarment worn by Mirtha Legrand in La Señora de Pérez se divorcia (Carlos Hugo Christensen, 1945) stands out. It is a replica supervised by the designer, dated between 1979 and 1980.

At the Pablo Ducrós Hicken Cinema Museum - Agustín R. Caffarena 51; Cycle Retazos de cine: Eduardo Lenchurdi, on Saturdays and Sundays this year and the next, at 4:00 p.m., when several of the films that Eduardo Lenchurdi helped create will be screened. Programming: https://museodelcineba.org/programacion/; Cinema Snippets Cycle: Eduardo Lenchurdi ;https://www.buenosaires.gob.ar/museos/museo-del-cine-pablo-ducros-hicken

A gift for Evita. Costumes, culture and politics

This exhibition exhibits a unique collection in the world: the suits that the 50 Spanish provinces gave to Eva Duarte de Perón on her European tour in 1947. The gift to the first lady was a token of gratitude for the donation of Argentine wheat that arrived to a poor country diplomatically isolated by the Franco dictatorship. "Memories, aesthetic gaze, reflection or experience, each viewer will find their meaning. In addition to preserving memory, this exhibition allows us to value the commitment of museums in caring for a heritage that today can be appreciated by all Argentines," he highlights. its curator, Patricia Nobilia.

Until August 26 at the Enrique Larreta Spanish Art Museum - Juramento 2291; tours with the curator this Saturday and on the 27th, at 4 and 6 pm. https://www.buenosaires.gob.ar/museos/museo-larreta

There was a time that was beautiful...?

The exhibition recalls the lyrics of Song for my death, by Sui Generis and revolves around the national rock of the 70s and 80s. Camping and video games are some of the practices recreated to define the context.

In the City Museum - Defense 187; https://www.buenosaires.gob.ar/museos/museo-de-la-ciudad

In raw. Leather, tradition and design

With leather as a central element, the exhibition explores its historical and symbolic importance in national identity. The meeting of traditional pieces with contemporary designs, refers to the validity of the material while at the same time valuing the craft techniques and the trade. The exhibition was organized together with the Las Lilas Museum in San Antonio de Areco.

Until October 14, at the José Hernández Popular Art Museum, Avda. del Libertador 2373; Sunday 21, at 5:00 p.m. Workshop on the construction of accessories with recycled leather by Mayte Ossorio Domecq; https://www.buenosaires.gob.ar/museos/museo-de-arte-popular-jose-hernandez

Transurrealism. Art and gender diversity

Mariette Lydis. Transitioning the Surreal is an exhibition that is part of the Transurrealism program. Art and gender diversity and proposes a reflection on trans and gender diversity. It will bring together more than 200 pieces, including nearly 40 paintings donated during her lifetime by the Austrian artist Mariette Lydis, who lived in Buenos Aires in 1940, and exhibits a dialogue with the work of contemporary artists under the curatorship of Teresa Riccardi, director of the Museo de Plastic Arts Eduardo Sívori.

Until September 23, at the Eduardo Sívori Museum of Plastic Arts, Avda. Infanta Isabel 555; Personalities from the cultural field, gender studies and sexual diversity, such as Effy Beth, Diana Maffia, Luciana Peker, Gaby Borrelli, Red Diversa, Muriel Frega, Trans Youth Movement, Mocha Celis Popular Baccalaureate, Laura Zambrini, Tian Aviardi & Crew , Drag Panel on the local scene, BIFE, Matías Abeijón and Mariana Luz Ticheli, among others, will be part of the program that will include workshops, tours, live music, a day of transfeminist literature, performance works and readings of texts referring to feminism; https://www.buenosaires.gob.ar/museos/museo-sivori

The fashionable city

The City in Fashion is another exhibition that will open to the public on August 23 and will bring together a series of clothing pieces from some of the most prominent European fashion houses and local stores of the belle époque, 1871-1914, such as Charles F. Worth and his children Gaston-Lucien and Jean-Philippe, John Redfern, Jeanne Lanvin, Hellstern & Sons, Caroline Reboux, Gath & Chaves (founded 1883), and Harrods Buenos Aires (opened 1914). "The first thing we considered was how fashionable Buenos Aires was in the period from the first third of the 19th century to 1930. If we consider that as a port city it had access to influences and merchandise, we inquired into how they managed using of its own localisms that endowed it with originality", relates the historian Patricio López Méndez, curator of the museum. The exhibition is divided into three nuclei: the first stage is marked by the presence of tailors and dressmakers with a colonial tradition that give rise to home-made fashion from costumes and materials that came from abroad. The second moment has to do with the migratory flow that from 1850 brings new ideas and knowledge, and the third refers to the departure from belle époque marked by the First World War. Suits, coats, dresses, hats, gloves, shoes and even a frock coat from the end of the 19th century with a tailor's note inside its lining are some of them. The exhibition is complemented by photographs and stereoscopic viewers of the time.

From August 23 until next year, at the Fernández Blanco Museum, Casa Fernández Blanco, Hipólito Yrigoyen 1420; https://www.buenosaires.gob.ar/museofernandezblanco/casa-fernandez-blanco

The Monkey King. Taiwan puppets

Taiwan preserves the tradition of hand puppet theater, a practice that integrates cultural aspects such as folk music, dialects, painting, and embroidery, among others. Strongly influenced by Peking Opera, this art is also expressed through its magnificent costumes. The exhibition covers three thematic cores: the characters, the art of their construction and the magic behind the scenes.

Until September 16, at the Luis Perlotti Sculpture Museum, Pujol 644; Taiwanese culture workshops: painting, making and manipulation of puppets, by graphic designer Ignacio Huang. Days and times at https://www.facebook.com/museoperlotti/; https://www.buenosaires.gob.ar/bienes/museoluisperlotti