Amalia Amoedo was named Outstanding Personality of Culture

In a hectic week for the art world, Amalia Amoedo de Lafuente Or simply Loveas the artists call her, was named Outstanding Personality of Culture of Buenos Aires by the deputy Sergio Sicilianoauthor of the bill.

More than 300 people filled the Golden Hall of the Buenos Aires Legislature to celebrate the fruitful philanthropic and business work and the permanent support for the arts in Argentina and around the world. The director of the Museo Moderno, Victoria Noorthoondrew an extensive profile of the honoree.

The artist Marcelo Pombo He found the right words to express the affection that has grown over the years and through so many shared experiences. “I am happy to tell you that I had the privilege of meeting her when she was a sweetheart of just 18 years old and in the 90s I was a young artist who listened to her. Ama: from the first day I met you, you seemed different from everyone else. I loved you and I love you incessantly. I would like this to last forever. Thank you for choosing me on such a special day to say these words,” he concluded, applauded by those who celebrated his sincerity.

The testimonies of those who shared various profiles of Amoedo’s life were also emotional, such as Delia Cancela, Fernanda Laguna, Ariel Sigal, Lucrecia Palacios, Laura Batkis, Laura Hakel, Veronica Flom, Barbara Bengolea and Graciela Borges.

Finally, after receiving the aforementioned recognition, Love He observed: “For 28 years, art has come into my life to stay. I have been lucky enough to be able to collect and accompany many artists, and to support different initiatives, exhibitions and museums that do so much for culture in this city. I am committed to continue celebrating and promoting art and culture with the same passion and dedication as always. Art has the power to unite people and to cross borders: it offers us a space to reflect and feel, and it is an invaluable driving force of education and thought,” he concluded.

In 2021, during the pandemic, he created FAARA, the Ama Amoedo Foundation Artistic Residencyan institution whose purpose is to promote the production of contemporary art in Latin America, offering scholarships and residency programs. Heir to the spirit of her grandmotherAmalia Fortabat, Amoedo She took charge of the Museum that she founded in Puerto Madero and assumed new responsibilities. “My purpose is to establish a deep commitment to artistic practice, to invite reflection and experimentation”he observed. To this end, it convenes a committee of international curators every year and brings together artists from Latin America.

The idea of ​​increasing the presence of Latin American art on the global stage was realized very soon. The interest aroused by the residencies was added to the attraction of the beautiful Neptune House Pop style located in José Ignacio, Uruguay. The FAARA headquarters, designed by the artist Edgardo Gimenezbegan circulating on social media in the midst of the pandemic.

In a video that captured the attention of the guests at the event in the Legislature, Gimenezrecounted her experience: “I was terrified of contagion and we worked through video calls. I had never built a house without being present and at one point I felt afraid. But it turned out perfectly. Ama is very sensitive. I sent the instructions and when they showed me the recordings, I verified that the people who worked there had interpreted things well.” When the pandemic ended, Casa Neptuna was already famous, green on the outside, white and bright on the inside.