Yearly Archives: 2018

Abel López Valdéz (Havana, *1985)

Abel López Valdéz (Havana, *1985)

  • Posted on October 9, 2018
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López Valdés, who lives and works in Havana, studied in the Experimental School for Visual Arts “José Antonio Díaz Peláez” and continued studies at the San Alejandro National Academy of Fine Arts where he graduated in 2004 . He is a member of the Asociación Hermanos Saíz (AHS ). Abel worked as a designer for the Ludwig Foundation of Cuba from 2008 to 2010 . He is also a video maker at REMACHE studio.Read more …
Hector Frank Heredia García (Havana, *1961)

Hector Frank Heredia García (Havana, *1961)

  • Posted on October 9, 2018
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Trained engineer and self-taught artist, Heredia García has organized workshops for children and teenagers. He is a member of the Visual Artists Association of the Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba (UNEAC ). He currently lives and works in Havana.Read more …
Rosemary Rodríguez Cruz (Havana, *1984)

Rosemary Rodríguez Cruz (Havana, *1984)

Rodríguez Cruz graduated from the University of Havana with a BA in Art History in 2007 and then continued to obtain a MA in the specialty of Conservation and Management of Cultural Heritage and Museology at the University of the Arts from 2014 to 2016 . She has been working as a specialist in Museology at the Museum-Library Servando Cabrera Moreno, and as the sub-director of the Library. Since 2014 , she has worked as curator in the transdisciplinary project Fábrica de Arte Cubano (FAC ). She has taken several graduate and diploma courses on the specialty.…Read more …

SAVE THE DATE

Vernissage - November 1, 2018, 6 pm Exhibition - November 2 through December 15, 2018 The art historian and curator Rosemary Rodríguez (* Havanna, 1984) shows in the exhibition EVERYDAY UNIVERSEwith works of Hektor Frank (* Havana, 1961) and Abel López (* Havanna, 1985), how scarcity gives rise to artistic impulses. In Cuba, in the early 1990s, when the former Soviet Union ceased to exist and the gross national product of Cuba collapsed by more than 30%. Practically over nicht everything became scarce, including canvas, paper or paint – but not creativity. The…Read more …
Everyday Universe – Curated By Rosemary Rodríguez – Works by Hector Frank and Abel López

Everyday Universe – Curated By Rosemary Rodríguez – Works by Hector Frank and Abel López

The art historian and curator Rosemary Rodríguez (* Havanna, 1984) shows in the exhibition EVERYDAY UNIVERSE with works of Hektor Frank (* Havana, 1961) and Abel López (* Havanna, 1985), how scarcity gives rise to artistic impulses. In Cuba, in the early 1990s, when the former Soviet Union ceased to exist and the gross national product of Cuba collapsed by more than 30%. Practically over nicht everything became scarce, including canvas, paper or paint - but not creativity. The curator shows current works by both artists, in which this creativity of scarcity still…Read more …
Mabel Poblet – FLASHBACK –

Mabel Poblet – FLASHBACK –

THE POETRY OF MEMORY - By Virginia Alberdi - In visual arts, Mabel Poblet applies a practice deeply rooted in the history of culture: the documentation of voyages. Since ancient times, travelers have made accounts of their voyages. These chronicles, regardless of their diversity and of the time when they were written, usually aimed at discovering and, at the same time, sharing new experiences. For Mabel, however, the story is not important. Each piece – or page – in the diary focuses on the impressions on the senses, on the memories, and works as a palimpsest.…Read more …