Corazones Vivos - Buenos Aires Beats -

From October 12th to December17th, Buenos Aires City got dressed up with sculptures of hearts of great size, painted and designed by local artists, who expressed themselves freely and shaping on each one their feelings. These hearts transformed Buenos Aires into an Open Sky Exhibition giving life and color in every corner of the city. This exhibition had been visited by thousands of people.

"Corazones Vivos" gathered visual artists, designers, architects, craftsmen, graffitti artists, advertisers, in a union of artistic and supportive souls.

This event involves art, solidarity and people allowing to collect founds for the Favaloro Foundation, with the objective to continue with its work and development on investigation, prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular diseases.

Cow Parade Buenos Aires 2006

The worldwide known Cow Parade had place in Buenos Aires City at Puerto Madero neighborhood.

Artists of this side of the world contributed to the history of this art movement. Cows of natural size, which local artists had painted and projected their artistic design were in parks and public spaces until June 2006 . Then, and as not only on art the man lives, the organizers had an auction for the benefit of the Leloir Institute and Multiple Sclerosis Argentina. The auction counted with the support of Christie's, british house of auction.

The most important public art event in the world is an open air show for all publics, that makes of Buenos Aires a real global window for art and culture during 4 months.

The first artistic cow was design by the Swiss sculptor Pascal Knapp. It was exposed in a mega event in Zurich and since then he began a great international movement of art and philanthropy. 24 cities all around the globe hosted this event : Chicago, New York, Kansas, Houston, London, Sydney, Auckland, Brussels, Atlanta, Dublin, Tokyo, Stockholm, Prague, Barcelona, Monaco, Moscow, Mexico, San Pablo and Florence, among others.

Buenos Aires, City of Design

The city of Buenos Aires was appointed as the first UNESCO CITY OF DESIGN.
As a cross-road of diverse backgrounds, histories, people and ethnicities, the city of Buenos Aires has been capturing the essence of diversity and creativity in order to develop one of the most viable and productive design industries in the South American continent.
San Telmo, Palermo Viejo, Recoleta are some of the neighbourhoods in which you may find a strange mixture of the old classic Buenos Aires, with the new designers wave that has been taking over the city for the past years. And for sure, if you are looking for architect design you can`t miss the newest neighbourhood of the city: Puerto Madero - large and impressive perspectives give place to recycled warehouses turned into lofts, restaurants, new
hotels, office buildings and parks.

Some places you can`t miss when looking for design:

• Tramando -Martín Churba: Rodríguez Peña 1973, Recoleta. Tel: 4816-9422. Web: www.tramando.com. Clothes and objects.
• Trosman: Jessica Trosman. Patio Bullrich Shopping Mall, Recoleta.
• Faena Hotel and Universe - Martha Salotti 445, Puerto Madero.
• The Colegiales neighborhood's Dorrego market, at Dorrego and Zapiola (check Centro Metropolitano de Diseño, http://www.cmd.gov.ar/, for details), a converted garage, regularly houses shows of local housewares and clothing designers.
• Nearby Palermo SoHo is packed with shops selling clothes by young Argentine designers.
• Materia Urbana. Defensa 707. San Telmo. Fashion, Art & Design.