A Selection of Our Past Stories
Julio César Pérez: “The city must be dreamed, designed and conceived...
In Part 1 of this two-part interview, Pérez discusses the highlights of his current exhibition, the details of his ten-point approach to planning for Havana’s growth and development, and why all architects need to start out by designing houses.
Update: Cuban Posters in NYC, Garaicoa at MASS MoCA, and Artists’...
Two shows on Cuban graphic art open tonight in New York’s Chelsea district, Carlos Garaicoa joins a group show in western Massachusetts, and just in time for the Bienal, two artists’ exhibitions are announced in Havana.
In Havana, a Look at Race & Racism in Cuban Art
At the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, curators Roberto Cobas Amate and Laura Arañó Arencibia take us through "Nada Personal" (Nothing Personal), their investigation of race and racism in more than two centuries of Cuban art.
Edel Rodríguez in Havana: “I always want to make something different”
This winter, Havana welcomed graphic designer Edel Rodríguez for a show of his work at Casa de las Américas. Cristina Figuroa, curator of Nature Boy, shares a recent conversation she had with Rodríguez.
Cuba in the Bronx: “Revolution Not Televised”
In support of New York’s biggest show of the summer—Caribbean: Crossroads of the World, on view in three museums—the Bronx Museum of the Arts draws on the strengths of its own collection, and generous lenders, to throw an invigorating spotlight on contemporary Cuban art.
Cuban Art Awards To Be Presented in Havana
The Farber Foundation will present the first international Cuban Art Awards at the Wifredo Lam Center, in an event co-hosted by the Center, the 12th Havana Biennial, and CNAP.
Update: Mendieta in Italy, Los Carpinteros in Madrid, Mariño in New...
A major Ana Mendieta retrospective opens in Turin, Los Carpinteros light a fire at Matadero Madrid, and Tania Bruguera delivers a prestigious lecture in San Diego. Armando Mariño goes solo at Volta NY, shows open in Chelsea and Brooklyn, and Cuban films and filmmakers come to MoMA.
A Triennial in Italy looks at Havana’s National Art Schools
Underscoring the recent agreement between the Italian and Cuban governments in support of Havana’s National Art Schools, the Cuba pavilion in the Milan Triennial of architecture and design focuses on the schools, their architecture, and plans for their restoration.
Preview: Cuban Forever at the Pizzuti Collection
This weekend, collector Ron Pizzuti’s new museum opens in Columbus, Ohio—and with it, a show of contemporary Cuban art and more in the sculpture garden. Here’s a sneak preview of Cuban art at the Pizzuti Collection.