10 Dec Nohemí Pérez
San Calixto, 2020
Nohemí Perézb. 1962, ColombiaSan Calixto, 2020Charcoal and embroidery on canvas...
10 Dec Cildo Meireles
Untitled, 1967
Cildo Meirelesb. 1948, BrazilUntitled, 1967Gouache and ink on paper...
10 Dec Rómulo Macció
Longue pensée, 1977
Rómulo Macció b. 1931, Argentina; d. 2016, ArgentinaLongue pensée, 1977Oil on canvas...
10 Dec Julio Galán
Sin título, 2000
Julio Galánb. 1958, Mexico; d. 2006, MexicoSin título, 2000Oil on mother of pearl...
10 Dec Emilia Azcárate
Untitled (Mulatx), 2024
Emilia Azcárate b. 1964, VenezuelaUntitled (Mulatx), 2024Oil on canvas...
10 Dec Javier Castro
Reconstructing the Hero, 2006
Javier Castrob. 1984, Havana, Cuba; lives in New York, United StatesReconstructing the Hero, 2006Digital videoThis artwork proposes an anthropological exploration of Cuban society. In the video, twenty-six mothers from the margins of Cuban society adopt triumphalist rhetoric to offer a story about the marks that...
10 Dec José Ángel Toirac
Con permiso de la historia, 1996
José Ángel Toiracb. 1966, Guantánamo, Cuba; lives in Havana, CubaCon permiso de la historia, 1996C-prints, in 10 partsThrough parody, pastiche, and simulacrum, in this series, José Ángel Toirac revisits historical documents, specifically Cuban photography from the 1960s. The iconography of the decade's revolutionary epic, defined...
10 Dec Lázaro Saavedra
Untitled, 1983–84
Lázaro Saavedrab. 1964, Havana, Cuba; lives in Havana, CubaUntitled, 1983–84Watercolor on paper, in 9 partsThis composition of seventeen drawings constitutes the first study for a series of paintings and collage-paintings Lázaro Saavedra developed in a larger format around 1985–86, the artist's formative stage. Through a...
09 Dec Abel Barroso
Embassy Game, 2016
Abel Barrosob. 1971, Pinar del Río, Cuba; lives in Havana, CubaEmbassy Game, 2016Xylograph on wood Abel Barroso, with scathing irony, turns a handcrafted pinball machine into a metaphor for the hazardous journey migrants undertake to the borders of a developed world. As in an obstacle...
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...