Javier Castro

Javier Castro, (born in Havana. 1984) is a Cuban artist who produces a multifaceted array of creative works, including video and video installations, environments, photographs, sculptures, and drawings intertwining with concepts of marginality, religion and broken paradigms. His work focuses on the human experience and modes of survival inspired by the reality. The provocative dimension of his work introduces a reflection on the complex condition and psychological struggle of the human being. Castro has been awarded several grants and notable commission programs. His work has been shown in more than fifteen countries from the United States to Senegal, Colombia, the United Kingdom to China. His work is part of the permanent collections of The National Museum of Fine Art in Havana. Cuba, Daros-Latinamerica Collection. Zurich. Switzerland, Kadist Art Foundation. San Francisco. USA among others. He lives and work between New York City and Havana.