5067  French architecture in Buenos Aires

Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2007 20:00:11 -0700 (PDT)
From: Amaury de Siqueira <amaurycdsf@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [Tango-L] French architecture in Buenos Aires
To: "'Janis Kenyon'" <Jantango@feedback.net.ar>
Cc: tango-l@mit.edu



Dear Janis,

I guess you missed the next statement referring to the
dynamics of
colonialism in South America. It is not uncommon (in
South America) to see
colonial societies embracing the ways of the old
country as the 'proper
culture' while looking down at the native forms of
arts.

Europeans exterminated the Araucarian Indians as well
as the African slaves
in Argentine. South American History as was taught
during the 60's and 70's
was very clearly Euro-centric.

There are still many parts of porteno culture that
have not overcome this
complex of inferiority towards Europe.

These are my two cents for all that is worth.
Amaury





-----Original Message-----

From: Janis Kenyon [mailto:Jantango@feedback.net.ar]
Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2007 10:21 PM
To: amaurycdsf@yahoo.com
Subject: French architecture in Buenos Aires

Just look at how anxious Argentines were to mimic
Paris architecture and
urban design.


French immigrants in BsAs duplicated buildings of
Paris by using the plans
designed by French architects. We can't blame the
Argentines, but we can
thank the French. This is the reason that Buenos
Aires is referred to as
"the Paris of South America." Not because there are
Hermes and Louis
Vuitton shops in BsAs.

Janis Kenyon
Buenos Aires






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