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RAMONA. DEBATES IN ART AT THE TURN OF THE MILLENNIUM

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ramona. Debates in Art at the Turn of the Millennium is the anthology of the legendary magazine ramona, published in Buenos Aires between 2000 and 2010. Edited and introduced by Syd Krochmalny together with Gustavo Bruzzone, the volume brings together the most significant contributions from its 101 issues, featuring texts by more than 300 artists, critics, and researchers from Argentina and around the world.

Its editorial group brought together renowned Argentine artists and scholars, among them: Gustavo Bruzzone (founding editor), Roberto Jacoby (concept manager), Alejandro Ros interpreted by Gastón Pérsico (design), Roberto Amigo, Rafael Cippolini, José Fernández Vega, Fernanda Laguna, Ana Longoni, Guadalupe Maradei, Marula di Como, Alberto Passolini, Kiwi Sainz, and Syd Krochmalny.

Contributors included: Gonzalo Aguilar, César Aira, Raúl Antelo, José Emilio Burucúa, Luis Camnitzer, Silvia Delfino, Andrea Giunta, Reinaldo Laddaga, Daniel Link, Ricardo Piglia, Mari Carmen Ramírez, Beatriz Sarlo, Oscar Steimberg, among others.

On the international front: Hans Belting (Germany), Claire Bishop (UK), Arthur Danto (USA), Brian O’Doherty (Ireland), Susan Douglas (Canada), Thierry de Duve (Belgium), Liam Gillick (UK), Abbas Kiarostami (Iran), Cuauhtémoc Medina (Mexico), Kevin Power (UK), Nelly Richard (Chile), Suely Rolnik (Brazil), Robert Storr (USA), Gianni Vattimo (Italy), Dmitry Vilensky (Russia).

An iconoclastic and accessible forum, ramona accompanied the emerging aesthetics of the early 21st century and became a polyphonic and experimental space—today an indispensable reference for understanding the contemporary art scene.

PUBLISHER: Mansalva, 2022.
Colección Popular de Arte Argentino ‖ 542 pages ‖ 17 x 24 cm.

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Hans Ulrich Obrist

ramona shows the importance of listening to artists and the capacity of art to act as a catalyst for the production of new realities and social change. This remarkable collection of artist contributions to the magazine of the same name maps the emotions felt during the worst social, economic, and political crisis at the beginning of the century through writings and conversations. ramona is an urgent book for understanding art through the voices of artists.

Press Clipping

Lecturas: Ramona. Debates del arte al filo de milenio

by Daniela Lucena
L’Officiel
05.23.2022

El libro de ramona y sus aventuras

by Manuel Quaranta
El Flasherito
2022
 

ramona: artefilia casi académica

Gabriel Palumbo
Clarín
12/08/2022

El arte en los libros, las novedades que trae el mercado editorial en 2022

Rosario3 
18-01-2022

RAMONA": UN LIBRO SOBRE LA MÍTICA REVISTA DE ARTE.

Luciana de la Calle
Radio Provincia
21 April, 2022

Todos los libros, todos: estas son las novedades editoriales que se publicarán en 2022

INFOBAE
25 Dic, 2021

Libros para una época: Analía Couceyro, Gerardo Naumann y Lisandro Rodríguez comentan sus lecturas centrales de este 2022.

Patagonia Rebelde
3 de enero de 2023

El arte en los libros, las novedades que trae el mercado editorial en 2022

El Destape
24 de diciembre, 2021

SK

© 2025 by Syd Krochmalny

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