B74 Raum für Kunst

daily from 10am to 8pm

Reception:

Thu, 2 April, 7pm

Buenos Aires, 1963: lethal snow is falling on the city, the fight for survival begins. The voluminous science-fiction graphic novel El Eternauta (1957–59) is considered world

literature. Nowadays, the apocalyptic work by Héctor Germán Oesterheld and Francisco Solano Lopez (and later Alberto Breccia) is read as a remarkably predictive portrait of Argentinian society before the military dictatorship. The exhibition features original pages by Alberto Breccia from 1969. But above all, it reveals the continued relevance of El Eternauta.

The artist collective Un Faulduo (ARG) and Martín Vitaliti (ARG/ESP) extensively address El Eternauta in their work, combining scholarly research, interdisciplinary projects, and conceptual and performative approaches into a comprehensive work of art. And all of sudden, Fumetto visitors become time travelers.

Curated by Jana Jakoubek (CH), Un Faulduo (ARG)

Exhibition partner: Hirschmatt Copy-Shop