Cuban Art News

Pig’s Foot: A Ballet Superstar Writes a Novel

March 06, 2014

Late last year, Cuban-born international ballet powerhouse Carlos Acosta surprised the literary world by publishing his first novel, Pig’s Foot. We asked poet, playwright, and translator Félix Lizárraga to give us his opinion, and the essay he sent us is a literary work in itself: part review, part reminiscence, part lyrical reverie. Enjoy the journey to Pig’s Foot.

Media Watch: Art Theft in Havana

March 03, 2014

Last Wednesday, February 26, the Cuban-American blog Café Fuerte broke the news of a major art theft from an off-site storage space for the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes. Here’s how the story has unfolded so far--and where it's appeared in the global media.

Exhibition Close-Up: Agustín Fernández: Ultimate Surrealist

February 27, 2014

Late last month, Agustín Fernández: Ultimate Surrealist opened at the Katzen Arts Center of American University in Washington, DC. Using exhibition curator Donald Kuspit’s words as a guide, Miryam Haarlammert offers a quick exhibition walkthrough, focusing on a few key works.

Secundaria: A Complex Portrait of Dancers in Training

February 25, 2014

For three years, filmmaker Mary Jane Doherty followed a secondary-school class at Havana’s famed National School of Ballet. In an e-mail interview with Nadine Covert, she talks about the filmmaking process, her immersion in the world of Cuban ballet students, and the unexpected twists that her story took.

Key West and Havana Exchanging Art and Artists

February 20, 2014

Hailed as the first cultural exchange between museums in Cuba and the U.S., the exhibition Una Raza (One Race) has brought the work of Key West folk artist Mario Sánchez to the Cuban Building of the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes. And Cuban artists are coming to Key West.