La Menesunda

La Menesunda (Lunfardo for "mayhem")[1] is an installation art work by Argentine artists Marta Minujín and Rubén Santantonín, made in collaboration with Pablo Suárez, David Lamelas, Rodolfo Prayón, Floreal Amor and Leopoldo Maler. It was presented on May 27, 1965 at the Torcuato di Tella Institute in Buenos Aires.[2]

La Menesunda
Marta Minujín and Rubén Santantonín entering La Menesunda
Artist
Year1965 (1965)
TypeMixed media

The work, alongside that of Niki de Saint Phalle, Christo and Claes Oldenburg, counts among the earliest large-scale environments or installations in art history.[1][3] La Menesunda revolutionized Buenos Aires, attracting a large number of visitors and several news reports, and is now considered one of the greatest milestones in the history of Argentine art.[2][4][5]

La Menesunda was recreated for the first time in 2015 and exhibited at the Buenos Aires Museum of Modern Art.[4] Since then, the installation was also recreated in June 2019 in New York City's New Museum (its first-ever presentation in the United States),[3] and was due to be exhibited October 2020 at Tate Liverpool,[1] however this was temporarily delayed due to the COVI-19 pandemic. An 8-minute film of La Menesunda, originally shot in 16 mm, has been part of the Museo Reina Sofía collection since 2016.[6]

  • Marta Minujín inside La Menesunda
    Marta Minujín inside La Menesunda
  • One of the rooms in the installation included a young couple lying in bed
    One of the rooms in the installation included a young couple lying in bed
  • A makeup artist inside one of the installation's room
    A makeup artist inside one of the installation's room
  • A room in the installation with fans, mirror walls and confetti
    A room in the installation with fans, mirror walls and confetti
  • One of the chambers of La Menesunda, covered in neon lights
    One of the chambers of La Menesunda, covered in neon lights

See also
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References
  1. "Journey through this maze-like installation and become a part of the art". Tate. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  2. Gutman, Marcelo (October 13, 2015). "La Menesunda según Marta Minujín. 50 años después" (in Spanish). Artishock Revista. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  3. "Marta Minujín: Menesunda Reloaded". New Museum. June 26, 2019. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  4. Pérez Bergliaffa, Mercedes (October 7, 2015). "Bienvenido 1965: ya se puede visitar "La Menesunda" de Marta Minujín". Clarín (in Spanish). Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  5. Pozzo, Estefanía (October 16, 2015). "La Menesunda, una obra "para locos o tarados"". El Cronista (in Spanish). Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  6. "Marta Minujín, Rubén Santatonín - La Menesunda". Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
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