Image: Museum of Latin American Art of Buenos Aires
The Museum of Latin American Art of Buenos Aires will screen 'Xul', a documentary by Cristián Costantini, on Saturdays at 6 pm from August 8 through August 29, 2026, in the Malba Auditorium. The film examines Xul Solar, the Argentine artist described by the museum as a painter, astrologer, musician, visionary, and inventor of languages, and presents his world through interviews and archival material.
Malba’s event page and newsletter listing frame 'Xul' as a cine release within the museum’s August program. The documentary runs 103 minutes and is listed with Spanish-language event details on Malba’s website. The museum’s online agenda places the screening alongside other summer programming, but the film entry is the specific announcement for this title and dates.
According to the exhibition text, the documentary draws on interviews and a substantial archive that includes notebooks, sketches, letters, photographs, and manuscripts. Through those materials, the film follows the universe around Xul Solar and the ways his legacy has been constructed. The museum notes that the narrative moves between his house on Laprida and Li-Tao in Tigre, building a choral account that reveals tensions surrounding his legacy and public image.
The source material also quotes Xul Solar’s own self-description as a 'pintor, utopista de profesión' — painter, utopian by profession — a phrase that matches the film’s interest in the breadth of his practice and reputation. The document highlights him not only as a painter but also as an astrologer, musician, vision-creator, and inventor of languages, all roles that have shaped his place in Argentine and Latin American art history.
Costantini is listed as director and screenwriter, with Miguel de Zuviría credited for cinematography, camera, and editing. Gabriel Real is credited with sound design, assembly, and mixing; Leo Genovese composed the music; Jerónimo Prieto handled color; Jano Seitún designed the poster and titles; Jane Brodie handled translation; Monociclo is named as the mixing studio; and Candelaria Artundo and Costantini are listed as producers. The film is identified as an Argentine production from 2026.
The screening begins on August 8 and continues weekly through August 29 at the Malba Auditorium in Buenos Aires. The event page lists the session time as 6 pm and gives the film’s duration as 103 minutes, with tickets available through the museum’s website.
