09 Dec Abel Barroso
Volver a casa, 2010
Abel Barrosob. 1971, Pinar del Río, Cuba; lives in Havana, CubaVolver a casa, 2010Xylograph on wood...
09 Dec Rubén Torres Llorca
Collection of the artist, 2001
Rubén Torres Llorcab. 1957, Havana, Cuba; lives in Miami, United StatesCollection of the artist, 2001Mixed media on wood and chalk on boardIn this installation, the artist analyzes the contemporary art scene and its main actors through wooden figurines: collectors, gallery owners, art critics, curators, and...
09 Dec Raúl Cordero
You Know Who You Are And You Know What You Want (for John Baldessari), 2020
Raúl Corderob. 1971, Havana, Cuba; lives in Mexico City, MexicoYou Know Who You Are And You Know What You Want (for John Baldessari), 2020Acrylic, polyester, and metallic pigments on canvasA tribute to John Baldessari, in recognition of his influence on Raúl Cordero––especially in his way...
09 Dec Rubén Torres Llorca
The Fairest Art Collector of Them All, 2017
Rubén Torres Llorcab. 1957, Havana, Cuba; lives in Miami, United StatesThe Fairest Art Collector of Them All, 2017Mixed media installation, papier-mâché, mirror, vinylMirror, mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of them all? This is the riddle that Snow White's stepmother continually asks the...
09 Dec Carlos García de la Nuez
La conversación, 2017
Carlos García de la Nuezb. 1959, Havana, Cuba; lives in Cuernavaca, MexicoLa conversación, 2017Mixed media on canvasSeven words are inscribed in horizontal lines in this composition of seven yellow stripes of varying thickness contrasting against a black background. At the same time, the links between...
09 Dec Alexandre Arrechea
Seagram, 2012–13
Alexandre Arrecheab. 1970, Trinidad, Cuba; lives in Miami, United StatesSeagram, 2012–13Aluminum...
09 Dec Waldo Balart
Warm Colors Trilogy, 1979
Waldo Balartb. 1931, Banes, Cuba; lives in Madrid, SpainWarm Colors Trilogy, 1979, from the series Non-empty Sets; Group: Modular LanguageAcrylic on canvasThis canvas illustrates the explorations around geometric abstraction that Waldo Balart began between 1970 and 1979, years in which he lived between New York...
09 Dec José Ángel Toirac
Pantocrator, 2012
José Ángel Toiracb. 1966, Guantánamo, Cuba; lives in Havana, CubaPantocrator, 2012Oil and gold leaf on canvas...
09 Dec Levi Orta
Boceto-Detalles V.2 (Francisco Franco, Vladimir Putin, Hugo Chávez, Adolf Hitler, Alberto Fujimori, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Jimmy Carter, George W. Bush, Winston Churchill), 2019
Levi Ortab. 1984, Havana, Cuba; lives in Barcelona, SpainBoceto-Detalles V.2 (Francisco Franco, Vladimir Putin, Hugo Chávez, Adolf Hitler, Alberto Fujimori, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Jimmy Carter, George W. Bush, Winston Churchill), 2019Acrylic on canvas, laser print on cardboard, in 9 partsIn this series, Levi Orta focuses...
09 Dec Carlos Quintana
Siempre hay un águila más grande que tú, 2015–18
Carlos Quintanab. 1966, Havana, Cuba; lives in Miami, United StatesSiempre hay un águila más grande que tú, 2015–18Oil on canvas...
09 Dec Armando Mariño
Oval Office Pipeline, 2009
Armando Mariñob. 1968, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba; lives in Catskill, United StatesOval Office Pipeline, 2009Oil on canvas...
09 Dec Flavio Garciandía
Untitled, 1992
Flavio Garciandíab. 1954, Caibarién, Cuba; lives in Mexico City, MexicoUntitled, 1992Mixed media on canvasThis work belongs to the abstract period Flavio Garciandía called "New Tropical Abstraction," in which his work was informed by Informalism. With a postmodern gesture, the artist resorts to the language of...
09 Dec Michel Pérez Pollo
Untitled, 2018
Michel Pérez Pollob. 1981, Manzanillo, Cuba; lives in Madrid, SpainUntitled, 2018Oil on canvasThis work is inspired by the study of the backs of sculptural heads belonging to the Collection of Ancient Art of the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes in Havana. By reproducing them in...
09 Dec Wilfredo Prieto
Papel periódico, 2001
Wilfredo Prietob. 1978, Sancti Spíritus, Cuba; lives in Havana, CubaPapel periódico, 2001Newspaper and ceramic tileFrom a conceptual approach, Wilfredo Prieto investigates the poetics of the object in everyday life and how they function. With lyricism, the artist adopts a minimal aesthetic to develop concepts or...
09 Dec Ernesto García Sánchez
Untitled, 2013
Ernesto García Sánchezb. 1989, Havana, Cuba; lives in Mérida, MexicoUntitled, 2013, from the series Paintings that are Born DeadAcrylic on canvas...
09 Dec Iván Capote
Pain Killers, 2014
Iván Capoteb. 1973, Pinar del Río, Cuba; lives in Havana, CubaPain Killers, 2014Crushed aspirin, ink, and glue on canvas, diptych...
09 Dec Flavio Garciandía
Jasper Johns regresa a La Habana (Otro mojito, por favor), 2001
Flavio Garciandíab. 1954, Caibarién, Cuba; lives in Mexico City, MexicoJasper Johns regresa a La Habana (Otro mojito, por favor), 2001Oil on canvas Based on a fictitious trip to Havana, where the emblematic American Pop artist returns for a mojito, Flavio Garciandía pays homage to Jasper Johns...
09 Dec Belkis Ayón
Fragmento de La Consagración II, 1991
Belkis Ayónb. 1967, d. 1999, Havana, CubaFragmento de La Consagración II, 1991Collagraph on woven paperThis work is part of a large-format triptych in which Belkis Ayón represents the consecration ceremonies of the Abakuá secret society and its hierarchies. In this fragment of the triptych, the...
09 Dec José Manuel Mesías
El ascenso de Pedro Díaz y la muerte de Maceo, 2016–17
José Manuel Mesíasb. 1990, Havana, Cuba; lives in Havana, CubaEl ascenso de Pedro Díaz y la muerte de Maceo, 2016–17Oil on canvasThis work is part of an installation that proposes rectifications and reinterpretations of the painting The Death of Maceo by the Cuban artist Armando...
09 Dec Wifredo Lam
Retrato de dama, 1929
Wifredo Lamb. 1902, Sagua la Grande, Cuba; d. 1982, Paris, FranceRetrato de dama, 1929Oil on canvasThis work was made when Wifredo Lam lived in Spain (1923–38), a formative period that began under the tutelage of Fernando Álvarez de Sotomayor, director of the Prado Museum, who...