Auctions

Breaking News: Record-Setting Prices for Contemporary Cuban Art at Christie’s Sale

May 24, 2018

Last night, Christie’s Latin American sale saw excellent results for Roberto Fabelo, Los Carpinteros, Manuel Mendive, and Tomás Sánchez.

Spring Auction Preview: Contemporary Cuban Art

May 16, 2018

With a 1995 assemblage by Los Carpinteros as its top contemporary Cuban lot, Christie’s Latin American sale takes the auction spotlight this season.

Art Market Update: Cuban Art Goes International at Phillips

February 21, 2018

With next week’s “New Now” sale of contemporary art, Phillips makes good on its plan to integrate Latin American art into its international sales—including a special section on Cuban art.

Art Market Update: Changes at Phillips Amid Increased Museum Momentum

January 25, 2018

Responding to what it called “an increasingly globalized market for the category,” Phillips announced last week that it was incorporating Latin American art into its ongoing international sales. The move comes amid an increasing international museum focus on Latin American and Caribbean art.

Auction Recap: Strong Showing for Cuban Contemporary Amid Mixed Results for Latin American

November 24, 2017

In an interesting turnaround this auction season, Wifredo Lam and his 20th-century contemporaries weren’t the focus for Cuban art. Instead, contemporary Cuban art took the spotlight, turning in solid results and setting impressive new records.

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Art Basel opens today, with two days of private viewing before opening to the public June 14–17. Here’s our roundup of where to see top Cuban art and artists at the fairs.

Update: Cuban Artists Invade Europe

With solo shows in 5 cities, Cuban artists make their mark on Europe this season. Elsewhere, Rocío García opens in Miami, Marlon Portales fills the gallery at Havana’s Gran Teatro, and Elvia Rosa Castro and Gretel Acosta curate Post-Truth in North Carolina. In France, the festival Ola Cuba! brings Cuban art and culture to Lille.

Relational Undercurrents Comes to New York

Following its run at MOLAA, Relational Undercurrents: Contemporary Art of the Caribbean Archipelago opens tonight at the Wallach Art Gallery of Columbia University. In celebration, here's an encore of our article on the show, which appeared this past January. Daniell Cornell, former director of art at the Palm Springs Art Museum, again spotlights Cuban artists in one of the most thought-provoking exhibitions in “Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA."