The commemoration of the 100th anniversary of Mariana Yampolsky becomes a major cultural event in Buenos Aires, where the exhibition Mariana Yampolsky: The look against forgetting. Photographs (1925-2002) invites us to rediscover the power of a work that challenges forgetting and affirms the visual memory of rural Mexican communities.
He Isaac Fernández Blanco Museum of Hispanic American Art is the framework for this exhibition organized by the Ministry of Culture of the City of Buenos Aires, the Mexican Embassy in Argentina and the Mexican Secretariat of Culture.
The exhibition brings together a selection of iconic images by the artist, who is internationally known for her ability to depict the daily life of Mexico’s indigenous people. According to the organizers, “Mariana Yampolsky: The Look Against Forgetting” can be visited until March 15, 2026.
Born in Chicago and naturalized Mexican, Yampolski He forged a unique path in which photography became a means to understand and visualize the reality of rural communities.
Since the mid-20th century, he has traveled with his camera to various regions of Mexico, building a visual archive that has become a reference in Latin American documentary photography. The exhibition highlights that his “warm, respectful and deeply human” gaze focused on the gestures, rituals, traditions and stories that constitute the identities of multiple peoples.
The photographer’s field work enabled her to capture scenes for decades that are now unrepeatable evidence of changing ways of life. The exhibition includes material preserved by the Image Center of Mexicowhere the collection dedicated to the artist is kept and has been recognized by UNESCO as a documentary heritage.
According to the organizers, through this selection the Argentine audience will be able to get closer to one of the most powerful visual voices in Latin America, whose work reminds us that photographic art – in addition to being a historical document – can be an act of presence, a form of respect and a way of being in the world.
*Mariana Yampolsky: The look against forgetting. Photographs (1925–2002), Isaac Fernández Blanco Museum of Hispanic American Art, Palacio Noel Headquarters, Suipacha 1422, Retiro. Opening hours: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Closed on Tuesday. Admission: $10,000: General public | $2,000: Argentine residents and/or foreigners with DNI | Free on Wednesdays | Pensioners, former Malvinas combatants, university students presenting their accreditation, people with disabilities plus accompanying person, children under 12 and groups of public school students, free every day.
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