Cuban Art News

Collectors and Collections: Evelio Govantes

October 11, 2011

Although contemporary Cuban art and artists are becoming well known internationally, and the number of private collectors has increased dramatically worldwide, earlier collectors and collections are less well known in Cuba and elsewhere. In this two-part series, Cuban art historian Delia Ma. López Campistrous introduces us to a foundational figure in 20th-century Cuban art collecting: the architect Evelio Govantes Fuertes.

Update: New Sanchez Book, “Schneebett” in Miami, and the Allstars Hit SOB’s

October 06, 2011

A recent book takes a fresh look at a Cuban mid-century modernist, Enrique Martinez Celaya adds a touch of frost to the Miami Art Museum, and New York musicians reinterpret the classic Cuban songbook.

Exhibition Focus: José Bedia as “Transcultural Pilgrim”

October 04, 2011

At the Fowler Museum at UCLA, Transcultural Pilgrim: Three Decades of Work by José Bedia surveys the artist’s work from an interesting angle, blending his creative and spiritual practices into a seamless whole. The show’s curators, Judith Bettelheim and Janet Catherine Berlo, talked with Cuban Art News about the exhibition, Bedia’s work, and his position in the contemporary art world.

Update: Campos-Pons in Nashville, Pérez & Fuego in NYC, Irina Elén in Miami

September 29, 2011

The first weeks of October will see María Magdalena Campos-Pons opening two exhibitions in Nashville, Tennessee as Cuban Art Space hosts William Pérez and Marlys Fuego and Miami’s Cernuda Gallery welcomes Irina Elén. Meanwhile, the Creole Choir of Cuba wraps up a month-long U.S. tour and L.A. museumgoers get a last chance for the photography show at the Getty.

Team Cuba Goes for the Grammys

September 26, 2011

Cuban music fared well in the competition for the 2011 Latin Grammys, as the Latin Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (LARAS) announced nominees earlier this month in 46 categories.