Update: Cuban Art at Nader Auction, Segura in Havana, Boleto Comes to MoMA
At Nader Auction: Enrique Martínez Celaya, The Heard and the Seen Courtesy Gary Nader Fine Art |
Lively bidding for Cuban art at Gary Nader debut auction, Esterio Segura solos at galería Servando, Boleto al paraíso encores in New York City, and Flavio Garciandía looks ahead to January.
Cuban Art at the Miami Fairs
Sold by Pan American Art Projects: Abel Barroso, La Visa, 2011 Photo by Fernanda Torcida |
This week, the international art world descended on Miami. As Art Basel Miami Beach celebrates its tenth year, South Florida museums, collectors, and a host of satellite fairs—Art Miami, Scope, Pulse, NADA, Red Dot, and Art Asia, among others—are offering an almost overwhelming number of exhibitions and events. But in the midst of the dizzying spectacle, where's the Cuban art?
Update: Capotes in Havana, Tomás Sánchez in Miami, Emilio Sánchez in the Bronx
At Galería Habana: Yoan Capote, Burocrático |
Iván and Yoan Capote unveil a double show inspired by words, Tomás Sánchez switches to photography, and Emilio Sánchez leaves a colorful legacy to the Bronx Museum.
In Conversation: Eduardo Arrocha
Costumes by Eduardo Arrocha for Escándalo en La Trapa (Scandal in La Trapa) |
Eduardo Arrocha, winner of the National Theater Prize, is one of the most active and influential designers working in Cuban theater today. He recently spoke about his career with poet, playwright and critic Norge Espinosa Mendoza.
Gary Nader Launches New Miami Auction Venture on December 1
Wifredo Lam, Butinantes, c. 1942 Courtesy Gary Nader Art Centre |
With thousands of international collectors in town for Art Basel Miami Beach, gallerist and collector Gary Nader is hosting a major auction of modern, contemporary and Latin American art next Thursday, December 1. The sale includes works by Picasso, Lichtenstein, Basquiat, Warhol—and five modern and contemporary Cuban artists.
Preview: Havana Bienal 2012
Esterio Segura, Submarinos hechos en casa (Homemade Submarines) |
In an eagerly anticipated presentation in New York City, the director of the 2009 and 2012 Bienals outlined the approach behind the upcoming event. “It’s very important for us to go into the street,” he explained, “with all the attention that’s generated by being in a public space.”
Subasta Habana Auction Report
Carlos Garaicoa, Acerca de la caja del reloj y del tiempo que se ha ido, 1995, 3/5 |
Subasta Habana, Cuba’s official auction house, held its tenth annual sale earlier this month. Subasta Habana’s director Luis Miret, in New York for the PINTA Latin American Art Fair, chatted with Cuban Art News about the auction results.
Update: Azaceta in New York, Vincench in Miami, Novoa in Atlanta, and Latin Grammys Tonight
Luis Cruz Azaceta, Self-Portrait: Spitting Bullets (1981) Courtesy George Adams Gallery |
This week, Cuban art is on display up and down the U.S. East Coast, the PINTA New York Latin American art fair opens, and Cuban musicians go for the gold in the Latin Grammys tonight.
In Conversation: José Manuel Fors
José Manuel Fors, A la Sombra de los Maestros #4, 2011 Courtesy Pan-American Art Projects |
José Manuel Fors was one of the pioneers of the Cuban contemporary art renaissance, participating in the groundbreaking 1981 exhibition Volume I. Now, the Havana artist is showing his work for the first time in Miami, at Pan-American Art Projects in Winwood.
PINTA New York Opens Next Week
At PINTA New York: Tonel (Antonio Eligio Fernández), So called classified information, 2002 Courtesy Habana Gallery, Havana |
Celebrating its fifth anniversary, PINTA New York brings together close to 50 galleries of Latin American art in the U.S., Latin America, the U.S., and the Caribbean—including three from Havana.
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Blanton curator nets top award; Cuba exhibit opensAustin 360, Texas, USA -
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Interview: Ballerina Viengsay Valdés in Vancouver, CanadaStraight.com, Canada
- 02/21/12 - Update: Garaicoa at Centre Pompidou, Ana Albertina in Miami, and a Retrospective in Havana
- 02/16/12 - Work in Progress: “Cubanacan: A Revolution of Forms”
- 02/13/12 - Cine Cuba: A Film News Roundup
- 02/08/12 - Update: Acosta and Barroso in Madrid, Aguilera in Atlanta, a Castañeda Homage to Gego, More
- 02/02/12 - The Making of “Inside Havana:” A Conversation With Julio César Pérez
- 01/31/12 - “Inside Havana:” An Insider’s Look at the City and Its Architecture
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