Beatnik Buenos Aires

When night falls in Buenos Aires, the city comes alive. Artists flockto cafes and dives to exchange ideas, listen to music, watch outreperformance art, pen poetry, fall in love. In these raucous, smoke filledrooms, the bohemian heart and soul of this vibrant city, aconflagration of creative energy burns. With the improvisationalpacing of a jazz performance,Beatnik Buenos Airesfollows the livesof writers, painters, musicians, sculptors, and performers as theywend their way through these hubs of creative life, seeking outinspiration and grappling with their craft. Set in 1963, this graphicnovel celebrates a time in Argentine history when its art sceneblossomed.

Argentine creators Diego Arandojo (writer) and Facundo Percio(illustrator) come together to weave the rich tapestry of this meccaof artistic expression. Arandojo’s staccato dialogue lends a poeticquality to these lively, often mysterious characters, while Percio'sraw and expressive charcoal drawings perfectly capture the roughcharm of this eclectic community of artists and the seedy, smokylocales they inhabit. Romantic, dangerous, and brimming with life- Buenos Aires in the time of the beatnik.