MONDAY, OCTOBER 16
The political history of Argentina is tawdry in the extreme. The politicians have a need for heroes with whom to associate themselves. Statues memorialise great men in even the smallest village. Sa Callete memorialises the oil field worker. An enormous statue dominates the central plaza. The statue is a direct descendent of Soviet art (see www.simongandolfi.blogspot.com) Mother’s Day and pizza parlours are doing great business.