Buenos Aires is covered in art – large murals, small stencils, posters, flyers, names, all in a hundred different colors. You can barely turn a corner without running into a colorful mural or though provoking political stencil.It is fascinating to see the way Porteños use street art as a way to reclaim public space, spread subversive ideas and participate in their democracy.
Anti-gentrification grafitti in San Telmo
Part of a larger mural in Palermo
Pro Chavez grafitti outside the Venezuelan embassy.
Part of a larger mural in Palermo
San Telmo street art
Street art in San Telmo
Anti Chavez grafitti in Palermo
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Emma Pulido
<p><span style="color: rgb(29, 29, 29); font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; background-color: rgb(237, 237, 237);">I'm Emma Pulido and I am spending my semester abroad in Buenos Aires, Argentina! I've been waiting to go to Buenos Aires since a high school trip to Valparaiso, Chile got me interested in the Southern Cone countries and I couldn't be more excited to finally be here. I'm from New York City, but am currently living in Saint Paul Minnesota, where I study International Studies, Anthropology and Political Science at Macalester College. I've been focusing my studies on identity politics and tourism, so living abroad in one of South America's most mixed and dynamic cities is perfect for me! I hope to continue to study identity politics and nation building in post conflict nations post graduation, but for now I keep busy with school, Model United Nations, watching movies, exploring new places, making DIY craft projects with my roomates and my job as the student photographer for Macalester.</span></p>
