A Selection of Our Past Stories
Factoría Habana Opens in Cuban Capital
Factoria Habana, new cultural center in the Old Havana section of the Cuban capital, opened on December 18 with Antecomienzo (Before Beginning), a group show that will run through April 2010.
“Long Distance” Premieres in New York City
“A low budget is no excuse to make a mediocre movie,” Esteban Insausti told a packed audience this past Saturday as his film, Larga Distancia (Long Distance), had its formal international premiere at New York’s Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts.
Marlborough Madrid Presents Paintings by Julio Larraz
The Madrid branch of the prestigious international gallery hosts the Cuban-born artist’s first show in Spain.
Exhibition Walk-Through: Esterio Segura at MoLAA
This past November, the Museum of Latin American Art opened Esterio Segura, the first comprehensive survey of his work presented by a museum outside Cuba. As the show nears the end of its run, Cuban Art News takes a photo walk-through of Esterio Segura.
Latin American Artists Sell Big at Sotheby’s and Christie’s
In last week’s Latin American sales at Sotheby’s and Christie’s in New York, key figures in Cuban and Latin American art achieved new sale records.
Cuba on Screen: The Wrap-Up on Havana Film Festival New York
In person and on film, musician/composer Chucho Valdés was a fixture of this year’s Havana Film Festival New York, as Cuban films took many top Havana Star Prizes. Nadine Covert has the wrap-up on the 18th HFFNY.
On the Horizon: Cuban Artists on Both Sides of the Strait
At the Pérez Art Museum Miami, Interior Landscapes opens the three-part exhibition On the Horizon: Contemporary Cuban Art from the Jorge M. Pérez Collection. Janet Batet surveys the high points and thinks about what she’d like to see in the next installments.
Preview: Cuban Architects at Home and in Exile: The Modernist Generation
Early next month, the Coral Gables Museum turns the spotlight on modernist architecture by Cuban designers on the island and abroad. Victor Deupi, who co-curated the exhibition with Jean-François Lejeune, gives us a pre-opening glimpse of Cuban Architects at Home and in Exile.
FAC Turns 2: A Conversation with Nelson Ponce and Inti Herrera
The Fábrica de Arte Cubano is such an integral part of the Havana cultural scene that it’s hard to believe it opened only two years ago. To mark the anniversary, Cuban Art News writer Ketty Mora sat down with two members of the curatorial team to talk about FAC and its evolution since its beginnings in February 2014.