''La Menesunda'' (

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for "mayhem") is an

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work by Argentine artists

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and Rubén Santantonín, made in collaboration with Pablo Suárez,

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, Rodolfo Prayón, Floreal Amor and Leopoldo Maler. It was presented on May 27, 1965 at the

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. The work, alongside that of

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and

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, counts among the earliest large-scale environments or installations in art history. ''La Menesunda'' revolutionized Buenos Aires, attracting a large number of visitors and several news reports, and is now considered one of the greatest milestones in the history of Argentine art. ''La Menesunda'' was recreated for the first time in 2015 and exhibited at the

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. Since then, the installation was also recreated in June 2019 in

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(its first-ever presentation in the United States), and will be displayed in October 2020 at

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. An 8-minute film of ''La Menesunda'', originally shot in

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, has been part of the

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collection since 2016.

Gallery

Image:Marta Minujín en La Menesunda.jpg, Marta Minujín inside ''La Menesunda'' Image:La pareja en La Menesunda 1965.jpg, One of the rooms in the installation included a young couple lying in bed Image:Maquilladora en La Menesunda.jpg, A makeup artist inside one of the installation's room Image:La Menesunda 5.jpg, A room in the installation with fans, mirror walls and confetti Image:La Menesunda 4.jpg, One of the chambers of ''La Menesunda'', covered in neon lights

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