From its independence in 1810 until the economic crisis of 2001, #Argentina was seen as a modern country in #LatinAmerica. ‘Photography in Argentina, 1850–2010: Contradiction and Continuity’ @gettymuseum examines socio-political themes and aesthetic movements in which #photography had a critical role to play and reveals how #history was and is understood along this timeline | #PhotographyinArgentina #PSTLALA #gustavodimario #gettycenter #icala #PSTinstaswap #MuseumInstaSwap (pictured) ‘Malambistas I / Malambo Dancers I’, 2014 - Gustavo di Mario. Chromogenic print. © Gustavo Di Mario

While incarcerated in California, ICA LA artist #MartinRamirez (1895-1963) drew upon his memory of cowboys from #Mexico, and perhaps his exposure to popular culture in the United States, to create his own idealised protagonists - his 'caballeros' aim their pistols while skilfully shooting backwards in the saddle. Similar to this series by @achadimario, Ramirez repeatedly drew these scenes with subtle variations, and when viewed in a sequence, they allude to a greater contextual landscape with an enduring relevance about formulating #identity | #PhotographyinArgentina #PSTLALA #gustavodimario #gettycenter #icala #PSTinstaswap #MuseumInstaSwap (pictured) ‘Malambistas II / Malambo Dancers II’, 2014 and ‘Malambistas III / Malambo Dancers III’, 2014 - Gustavo di Mario. Chromogenic print. © Gustavo Di Mario

Malambo is a male #dance from Argentina. During the 19th century #malambo was performed by gauchos (cowboys) to prove their skill through the complexity of their movements. A symbol of legends and folklore, the gaucho was both a myth and a symbol of idealised masculinity. Contemporary artist Gustavo di Mario’s practice explores queering space that is traditionally masculine and homogeneous. In his ‘Malambistas’ series, he plays with this image of #masculinity through the context of #fashionphotography | #queer #art #PhotographyinArgentina #PSTLALA #gustavodimario #gettycenter #icala #PSTinstaswap #MuseumInstaSwap (pictured) ‘Malambistas IV / Malambo Dancers IV’, 2014 - Gustavo di Mario. Chromogenic print. © Gustavo Di Mario

The railroads became gateways to new countries and for new opportunity. Social movements across #LatinAmerica targeted the metropolis by encouraging large municipal projects like bridges and railways that fostered the movement of people and goods. While these cities began to reconsider their identity when symbols of colonial power were being removed, immigration was on the rise in #California - #LosAngeles exploded by the 1930s reaching a population of over 1 million. Migrant laborers like #MartinRamirez would’ve left #Mexico to seek work - railroads, tunnels and roads are prolific elements in his drawings | #TheMetropolisinLatinAmerica #PSTLALA #GettyResearchInstitute #gettycenter #icala #PSTinstaswap #MuseumInstaSwap (pictured) ‘Raymond Special on the Metlac Bridge’, Mexico City-Veracruz, ca. 1897 - Charles Betts Waite (1861–1927). Gelatin silver print

Idurre Alonso, associate curator of Latin American collections at #GettyResearchInstitute @gettymuseum describes what Charles W. Glover, a British engineer working on railroad constructions in Bolivia and Chile recorded in his notebook. Advanced technology from former European empires benefitted newly independent territories in #LatinAmerica with #modern infrastructure that resulted in social and economic shifts | #TheMetropolisinLatinAmerica #PSTLALA #GettyResearchInstitute #gettycenter #icala #PSTinstaswap #MuseumInstaSwap

Welcome to #PSTinstaswap - we’re sharing @gettymuseum Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA exhibitions today on @instagram + exploring links with @theicala’s own @pstinla exhibition about Mexican migrant laborer-turned-artist #MartinRamirez (1895-1963) who traveled to the United States in 1925 to seek work on the railroads. #TheMetropolisinLatinAmerica exhibition @gettymuseum #GettyResearchInstitute surveys six major capitals in #LatinAmerica - Buenos Aires, Havana, Lima, Mexico City, Rio de Janeiro and Santiago de Chile - exploring social, demographic and economic changes to city #design | #PSTLALA #gettycenter #icala #MuseumInstaSwap (pictured) ‘Ferrocarril de Lima a cerro de Pasco 1800ft de altura (Lima Railroad to Pasco Hill at 1800-ft height)’, 1885 - unknown photographer. Albumen print

Tomorrow we head west to @thegetty - 17.6 miles separate #eastside and #westside #LA and Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA brings us to together as part of the network of cultural institutions and organisations exploring #LatinAmerican + #Latino #art in dialogue with #LosAngeles. ICA LA are teaming up with @gettymuseum @instagram to share a selection of #PSTLALA exhibitions on show at #GettyCenter and #GettyResearchInstitute for a special #PSTinstaswap - see you tomorrow! 👟👟💛#icala

#TGIF it’s another round of Art Buzz tonight! Join us for #happyhour from 5:30pm onwards with tours of our current exhibitions of #MartinRamirez, #SarahCain + #AbigailDeVille, led by #icala Curator @jamillahjames + Director of Learning and Engagement @asukahisa followed by lovely libations and tastings - see you tonight #LA 👀🍷💛 visit theicala.org for more details 👈 #ArtBuzz

#MartinRamirez: His Life in Pictures, Another Interpretation, part of #PSTLALA @pstinla continues through December 31 #icala #dtla #alwaysfree 📷Brian Forrest

Artist Rafa Esparza turns muse for @sanchez_kane #art x #fashion presentation #VastGraveyardoftheMissing’ @theicala - #detail 'Boots: Otra mitad' (pictured) #sanchezkane #icala 📷@frankiecarino.tiff