Mariano Ullua: Restless Presence 2026/2027

MALBA Puertos is located in Puertos, in the Escobar area of Buenos Aires Province, north of central Buenos Aires.

The museum is accessed via the Panamericana and the Escobar branch, making travel by car or taxi one of the most convenient options.

Because the museum is located outside the central Buenos Aires museum district, visitors should consider the trip as a separate half-day cultural excursion rather than trying to fit it between appointments downtown.

Accommodation

Most international visitors will find it more practical to stay in Buenos Aires and make a dedicated trip to MALBA Puertos.

Palermo, Recoleta, and Retiro offer a wide range of accommodations and convenient access to the city’s other major museums, galleries, and restaurants.

Visitors already staying in the northern suburbs or Tigre area will have a shorter journey to Escobar.

Walk around the works rather than observing them from only one direction.

Because the sculptures are constructed through lines in space, changing your viewpoint can completely alter what you see.

Look at the shadows as well as the physical works. In certain lighting conditions, the relationship between sculpture and shadow effectively creates a second drawing.

MALBA Puertos also includes outdoor artworks and additional exhibition spaces, so plan enough time to explore beyond Presencia Inquieta.

Comfortable footwear is recommended because the museum experience extends across different indoor and outdoor areas.

Tips from the ArtExpoWorld

Presencia Inquieta should be seen slowly.

The works can appear extremely simple at first — almost nothing more than lines floating in a room. But the longer you look, the more unstable they become.

Stand close, move away, look through one sculpture toward another and pay attention to how the work changes against walls, windows and open space.

This is an exhibition where ten extra minutes of looking can make more difference than reading ten paragraphs of explanation.

Presencia Inquieta demonstrates how contemporary art can create a powerful experience without overwhelming scale, complex technology, or enormous production.

Mariano Ullua starts with ordinary subjects and one of art’s simplest elements — the line — transforming them into an environment where memory, humor, and imagination coexist.

For ArtExpoWorld, the exhibition is especially interesting because it rewards direct observation.

Nothing replaces actually moving through the room and watching the forms shift.

Combined with MALBA Puertos’ broader program and landscape, Presencia Inquieta makes a compelling case for traveling beyond central Buenos Aires during the 2027 South American art season.