The Museo de América presents the photographic exhibition "Imagen y memoria. Argentina 1976-2003", by the Argentine photographer Eduardo Longoni and curated by Raquel Aznar and Lucía del Olmo, technicians of the institution.
Eduardo Longoni (1959, Buenos Aires) began his professional activity as a photographer in 1979, in the midst of the military dictatorship, at the Noticias Argentinas agency. Since then he has captured some of the most iconic political and social images of the country. His images of the years of the dictatorship and the beginnings of democracy have been exhibited in more than 50 countries.
Aware of our shared history and of the ties that bind us to the American continent, the Museo de América cannot remain unaware of its more recent history. In this sense, this exhibition constitutes a statement of intent and the start of a new line of study and reflection for our institution. A line that seeks to broaden the gaze toward the experiences, conflicts and memories that have shaped the present and that continue to form part of it.
On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the coup d'état, this exhibition aims, by recovering these stories, to foster critical thinking and to reflect on the importance of human rights and their fragility. Looking at these photographs today is to take on a commitment: to preserve memory so that it does not happen again.
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