Donde empieza la luz
Manuel Espinosa
Curated by
Agustina Espinosa, Bárbara Espinosa and Ayelén Vázquez
Manantiales
January 5, 2026 - February 14, 2026
“(...) el que mira se ausenta, disuelve el contorno y se integra en una sensación pura y abstracta. Al cerrar los ojos, la imagen se exterioriza y no puede borrarse, ni color, ni forma, ni movimiento (...)”
— Manuel Espinosa
Donde empieza la luz (Where the Light Begins) marks the inaugural exhibition at Piero Atchugarry Gallery – La Perla, dedicated to Manuel Espinosa (1912–2006, Buenos Aires), a central figure in Argentine Modernism. Curated by Agustina Espinosa and Bárbara Espinosa, members of the artist’s family, together with Ayelén Vázquez, curator of the Estate, the exhibition offers a rare encounter with Espinosa’s refined language of geometric abstraction—an oeuvre of quiet intensity that invites sustained contemplation.
The title evokes both the generative role of light in Espinosa’s work and the opening of La Perla, marking a moment of reflection, continuity, and renewal.
Selected Works
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S:T , 1979
Manuel Espinosa
Acrylic on canvas
60 x 60 cm (frame 65,5x65,5)
23 ½ x 23 ½ in -
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S/T - Serie Lit, 1974
Manuel Espinosa
Lithograph ink on paper
20 x 20 cm (frame 39x57cm)
8 x 8 in -
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GHAHOUR, 1972
Manuel Espinosa
Oil on canvas
100 x 100 cm (frame 105x105)
39 ½ x 39 ½ in -
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S/T , 1974
Manuel Espinosa
Lithograph ink on paper
26 x 32 cm (frame 30 x 39)
10 x 12 ½ in -
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S/T - Serie Cartón montado, 1968
Manuel Espinosa
Oil on cardboard
50 x 70 cm (frame 67x87)
19 ½ x 27 ½ in
Manuel Espinosa
Manuel Espinosa is a key figure in the history of Argentine art. Marked by rupture and challenge, he distinguished himself in every artistic path he chose to pursue. He was part of the avant-garde movement that served as a central force in the development of geometric abstraction in Argentina and its international projection. Likewise, the significance of his explorations places him among the leading artists of Latin American optical kineticism.