Tanya Filer is a doctoral researcher in Latin American Studies at UCL, where she also teaches translation from Spanish. She holds an M.Phil. in Comparative Literature from Oxford and a BA in Modern and Medieval Languages from Cambridge. Tanya undertakes freelance translation projects from Spanish and French and has previously worked as an art researcher, focusing on Latin America and India. She has lived in Argentina and Costa Rica, and visits the region whenever possible.
This May, Buenos Aires will host the twentieth edition of arteBA, the major fair of Latin American art held annually in the city. Under the banner ‘una fiesta continental’, arteBA will open its doors to over 120, 000 visitors eager to view the latest offerings from some of Latin America’s most exciting contemporary artists.1
In October 2008 the Colección de Arte Amalia LaCroze de Fortabat opened in Puerto Madero, Buenos Aires, contributing to the rapid transformation of the capital’s port area from industrial hinterland to up-market centre of culture and entertainment.