Graffiti Tour Buenos Aires Street Art Tour in Palermo

Only $400 ARS/person.

Apart from our free tours around the city and the paid tours inside the Recoleta Cemetery and around La Boca, we offer a unique Graffiti Tour in the coolest neighborhood of Buenos Aires: Palermo. 

We will see:

• "Historical Information"
• "Worldwide Wall"
• "Love is in the Air"
• "Minash"
• "Madison Av."
• "Bring the art to the people"

Tour will take around 2hs.

Monday to Saturday at 3 pm

MEETING POINT: Plaza Serrano in Palermo. Corner of Jorge Luis Borges and Honduras st.

Palermo is the trendiest neighborhood of Buenos Aires. Full of shops and cafes that stand along cobbled streets, Palermo is where artists and designers express themselves, creating a display of colors and shapes that attract hipsters and art-lovers from all over the world. Join the Graffiti Tour Buenos Aires to discover the best Street Art in town by the hand of our fun and knowledgeable guides. 

An introduction to our Graffiti Tour in Buenos Aires

In Argentina, going back to the 1920's the act of painting on the wall was utilized for political endorsement, as many political parties paid individuals to paint propaganda messages on high traffic walls in support of their candidate, especially before elections.

In 1969 the arrival of aerosol paints to the country was received under the context of a different military government. The new material allowed messages to be written much faster than before. Between 1972 and 1976 the proliferance of graffiti grew at its fastest rate to that point, as the Argentine people became progressively more involved in the act of protest and social conflict. These sprayings were what are called "pintadas" messages written in plain text with little or no artistic influence, only the content mattered, not the style. During this period graffiti became consumed with political confrontation and often carried the rallying cry of popular protest songs.

With the end of the dictatorship in 1983, the first "graffiteros" started to paint ironic sayings and phrases of dark humor that in those days were referred to as "pintadas". Phrases saying things such as "La semana santa es una huelga eclesiástica" (The holy week is an ecclesiastical strike) and "Morirse no es nada, lo triste es vivir en Argentina" (Dying is nothing, the saddest thing is living in Argentina) began to become more prominent.

Interesting? Join our Graffiti Tour in Buenos Aires!