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Una novela sobre amores del pasado, recuerdos de la infancia y lugares de los que intentamos huir pero que siempre nos acaban alcanzando. Olivia lleva veinte años sin querer regresar al pueblo; lo que pasó allí es demasiado doloroso de recordar. Pero el problema de darle la espalda al pasado es que no vemos cuándo vuelve a nosotros con fuerza. En el momento en que su jefa la obliga a escribir un reportaje sobre el lugar adonde juró no volver, a Olivia no le queda otra: debe enfrentarse a sus fantasmas, que parecen pesar más de lo que pensaba. La aparición de unos botones en su mesilla, fruto de una antigua leyenda local, la llevará a recorrer la comarca de la mano de alguien en quien llevaba tiempo sin pensar, pero que tal vez ocupaba un espacio en su corazón que no recordaba ni ella. Pero ¿cómo dejar entrar al pasado después de haberlo bloqueado durante tantísimo tiempo?

Bold and romantic, the oeuvre of Delia Cancela (Buenos Aires, 1940) has the markings of a young artist. In her world, love and music live together in an impassioned vision. Delia is part of the generation of artists of the sixties connected to the Instituto Di Tella, the once epicenter of avant-garde contemporary Argentine art. Since that time, the idea of art that she has expressed and created in her work has been expansive. With this anthological exhibition and the important book that we publishing to accompany it, the Museum of Modern Art of Buenos Aires celebrates her career. The exhibition covers the different periods of her work with a broad selection that includes her first collages, such as Páginas Vogue / Vogue Pages (1962), and paintings that evoke the feminine universe and love, such as Corazón destrozado / Shattered Heart (1964), that form part of a series that Delia develops throughout her artistic life. The poetics of Cancela has always been elusive in front of the canon of art, and this exhibition is oriented towards thinking of her work from a current perspective that revitalizes the reflections around it. Her oeuvre, dedicated to the feminine condition from a romantic vision, unfolds in space and manifests itself in an intimate and impassioned atmosphere.

"First essay examines failed Ferrocarril Nacional de Tehuantepec from 1907-40. Following sections discuss unsuccessful efforts to modernize agriculture and introduce an industrial base to the region. Presents valuable information on Tablon irrigation dam, an excellent case study that exemplifies what can go wrong in large projects financed by multilateral banks. Important contribution to literature on development"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.