Friday May 24, 2013

Havana Bienal Preview: “Behind the Wall,” Part Two

In Part One of this two-part series, Cuban Art News spoke with the organizer and chief curator of Detrás del muro (Behind the Wall), the director of the Cuban Arts Project, Juan Delgado Calzadilla, and previewed several of the works in this ambitious public art project, which will take place along Havana’s oceanside promenade during the Bienal in May. Here, we continue our advance look at works in Behind the Wall.

Update: Cuban Art and Architecture in Miami, Arrechea in New York, and a New Humor Blog Launches

A Cuban exhibition comes to Miami’s arteaméricas 2012 show, a Cuban architect comes to the Miami International Film Festival, and a New York Cuban photographer continues at Miami’s Hardcore Contemporary Art Space. Alexandre Arrechea opens in Manhattan, a Cuban-American curator prepares a show for Havana, and a new Cuban humor blog makes its debut.

Havana Bienal Preview: “Detrás del muro” (Behind the Wall), Part One

In last November’s preview of the Havana Bienal, we talked about Detrás del muro (Behind the Wall), a series of site-specific installations along the Malecón, Havana’s oceanside promenade. Now, with the Bienal little more than two months away, Detrás del muro is taking shape in greater detail. In a two-part series, Cuban Art News takes a fresh look at what Bienal visitors can expect to see as they stroll the Malecón.

DJ Saul: "There will be an explosion of Cuban electronic music in the world"

Saul Diaz (b. Miami, 1980) had never visited Cuba. For him, it was a "pending subject." But now, the island was a “hole" that it was time to fill.

Update: Garaicoa at Centre Pompidou, Ana Albertina in Miami, and a Retrospective in Havana

Kcho opens an unusually large and comprehensive retrospective in Havana, a Carlos Garaicoa installation goes on view in Paris while a show at his studio runs through this week only, and a former member of the Puré art collective opens a solo show in Miami.
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