There is no city in the world capable of balancing elegance and chaos like Buenos Aires. It is a city made of contradictions, and it is precisely this that makes it unique. The beauty of its modern architecture, shaped by the most refined European influences, could not exist without the daily confusion that floods its streets. It is a metropolis, a melting pot, bringing together aspects and traditions of different cultures to give rise to a distinct, unprecedented identity.
Here, habits have taken root that would be unthinkable elsewhere: football is lived as a religion, music does not console but instead fuels melancholy, while tradition exists in constant conflict with modernity. And yet, this does not make Buenos Aires an incomprehensible city; on the contrary, it proves capable of translating itself into a thousand languages, welcoming those who visit it in an embrace within its dynamism, inviting us to become part of it.
Today, Buenos Aires stands as one of the most significant centers of contemporary art in Latin America, with numerous museums, foundations, and galleries committed to promoting Argentine and international art and artists, both locally and globally. The cultural heritage brought by the various communities that arrived during the great migratory waves of the first half of the twentieth century has left behind strong ties between Argentina and the immigrants’ countries of origin.
Centro Sur firmly believes in the cultural potential of the city, not only because of the transcultural legacy that characterizes it and distinguishes it from other capitals, but also because of its ability to project itself on the artistic and curatorial fields internationally.
Our Space
Centro Sur is a 245 m² space located in Buenos Aires' Retiro neighborhood, directly across from the iconic Casa de Estudios para Artistas, where our fellows live and work during their residency.
Our space comprises shared areas for residents, a materials storage area, and our meta-library. None of the spaces within Centro Sur are static; every structure, component, and piece of furniture has been designed to be mobile, allowing the architecture to slide, shift, float, or disappear within an open-plan with a total area of 245 m².
