The emblematic figures of the culture Argentina, María Elena Walsh and Sara Faciothey will receive a tribute when incorporated into the Box of letters in Madrid. A sample is also prepared in New York and a library that will bear the name of Walsh.
The María Elena Walsh – Sara Facio Foundation He signed a letter of intent with the Cervantes Institute and the City Ministry of Culture, with the objective of project your artistic legacy at the international arena. This announcement was made during an emotional conference in the house-study that both artists shared, located in the center of Buenos Aires.
There it was confirmed that in October a formal agreement will be signed in Madrid, within the framework of the symbolic act that will include them in the box of letters, one of the greatest honors granted by the Cervantes Institute to key figures of the Spanish -speaking world.
“I am convinced that both María Elena and Sara would be deeply excited with this tribute.”he commented Graciela García RomeroPresident of the Foundation, who added: “It is an important moment for all of us, because Highlights the power of the word as a bridge between cultures. Although there are images in which we have always introduced them individually, because each one built its path with their own identity. Now we seek to share your works from a broader look. ”
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The event, loaded with emotion, brought together figures like Luis García Montero (Director of the Cervantes Institute), Gabriela Ricardes (Minister of Culture of the City), and María Victoria AlcarazDirector of Cultural Cooperation: “We very carefully select the cultural contributions that we want to preserve for the next generations,” said García Montero. “Our box of letters already treasures names like Gelman, Les Luthiers or Pizarnik, and adding María Elena and Sara is a huge honor. ”
For his part, Ricardes stressed: “We put all our support available. This is a new beginning: share the treasure of the foundation with the rest of the world. They are no longer only part of Argentine culture, but of global cultural heritage”
From Buenos Aires to New York and beyond
During the presentation, García Montero said that Cervantes is preparing a photographic sample of Facio in New York, and that in the future one of its libraries will be named María Elena Walsh.
“I am excited to be able to make this commitment: our network includes headquarters such as Paris, dedicated to Octavio Paz, or New York, which bears the name of Borges. The next one we open, I want it to be called María Elena Walsh Library”, He said, awakening applause and emotion among those present.
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Before the conference, García Romero made a private tour with authorities for the most intimate spaces of the artists’ home. “I wanted to feel his presence nearby,” he said, while leaving two roses on a table. He showed Sara’s photographic laboratory – just closed – and pointed out: “Everything is exactly as she left. That is her chair.”
The visit also included the Maria Elena desktop, with handwritten cards and a gallery of iconic portraits taken by Facio: Doris Lessing interviewed by Walsh, Borges between his books, and the most emblematic image of Julio Cortázar. “Few people know,” Garcia Romero said, “that when Cortázar saw that photo, she said that this was the image with which she wanted to be remembered.”
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A tribute forever
The box of letters, located in an old vault of the Cervantes Institute in Madrid, Since 2007 symbolic objects, texts and memories of great exponents of the Spanish language.
The Foundation plans to deliver a symbolic contribution with a Doll by Manuelita, the song “Song of Walkers” and interviews with nearby people such as Jairo, Susana Rinaldi, Lito and Ida Vitale, García Caffi, Graciela Perosio, Paz Martínez and Teresa Parodi.
On behalf of Facio, some of its most emblematic photographic series will be incorporated: Peronism, Buenos Aires, Humanian and his series of writers’ portraits, which reflect the deep connection of the artist with culture.
Source: Ambito
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