In a new chapter of the so-called “cultural battle” and aesthetics waged by the Government, the Pink House It woke up this Thursday with bare walls on its first floor. By direct order of the General Secretariat of the Presidency, in charge of Karina Mileithe emblematic replica of the painting of Juan Domingo Perón and Eva Duartea work from 1948 originally painted by Numa Ayrinhac who presided over the anteroom of the Eva Perón Hall.
From the presidential environment they justified the measure alleging strictly technical reasons. According to reports, they detected “structural failures” in the supports of the works and an incipient deterioration caused by thermal oscillations in the corridors of the government headquarters. For this reason, the portrait of the founding couple of Justicialism was derived to the Pink House Museum for its “adequate preservation.”
From glaciers to waterfalls
The iconographic cleansing was not limited to Peronism. A billboard was also removed from the Perito Moreno Glacier (based on the work of Helmut Ditsch) that decorated the northeast wing of the building. In its place, the ruling party plans to install an image of the Iguazu Fallsmaintaining the natural theme but renewing the visual of the sector.
The “Ten” to the Hall of Heroes
However, the fact that generates the most noise in the hallways of Balcarce 50 is who will occupy the vacant place of Perón and Evita. Although the list of candidates includes heroes from the liberal historical line such as Juan Bautista Alberdi, Domingo Faustino Sarmiento or Julio Argentino Rocathe name that stands out is Lionel Messi.
The intention to enthrone the captain of the Argentine National Team in the seat of political power responds to the President’s desire to associate his administration with figures of global success and undisputed values, far from traditional political symbols.
“We are looking for an aesthetic that represents freedom and merit, far from the cult of personality of the last century,” they say from the surroundings of “The Boss.”
With this maneuver, the Government of Javier Milei adds a new milestone in its policy of dismantling Kirchnerist and Peronist symbols, a task that already included the removal of busts and the renaming of public buildings, consolidating a new visual identity in the heart of the State.
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