Herald celebrates 150th anniversary with gallery opening and magazine launch

The Buenos Aires Herald marked its 150th anniversary on Thursday with the grand opening of Espacio 1876, a contemporary art gallery situated within its newsroom. The inauguration brought together journalists, artists, and dozens of guests for a celebration of the newspaper's past and future. Editor-in-chief Estefanía Pozzo, along with the Herald newsroom, officially unveiled the gallery at the newspaper's new offices on Reconquista street.

The inaugural exhibition, titled Sensitive Data: documenting the invisible, featured works by Yasmín Antún, Amira Ahumada, Constanza Ruibal, and Lucía Reissig, curated by Florencia Magaril. The exhibition explored themes of intimacy, domesticity, and the barely perceptible through various mediums, including iron, textiles, images, and performance.

During the opening, Ruibal and Antún performed live, while musician Simja Dujov provided a vinyl soundtrack. Pozzo emphasized the Herald's crucial role in Argentine democracy and memory, highlighting the newspaper's archive, which has served as evidence in trials for crimes against humanity. The anniversary also celebrated the Herald's role as a cultural bridge, connecting Buenos Aires' English-speaking community and audiences worldwide with Argentina's complex reality.

Managing editor Juan Décima explained that the gallery represented a new approach to understanding this reality, going beyond traditional journalism tools. The Herald plans further celebrations, including the launch of Club Herald Mag, a print publication against the fast-paced digital news cycle, and a tennis tournament with the Argentine Tennis Association in November.

Additionally, a special gala will be held on November 19th to reopen Lola Arias' play Minefield, a reflection on the war between UK and Argentine veterans, which will run at the Coliseo Theater in Buenos Aires from November 19th to 29th.