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CUBART: Contemporary Cuban Art Mar 7 - Mar 30, 2013
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Preview Thursday, March 7: 7-9 pm
CUBART: Contemporary Cuban Art is an exhibition inspired by the XI Havana Biennial, the exhibition will feature a selection of works from our collection by artists who participated in the Biennial.
The artists included in the exhibition are:
Alexander Arrechea
Abel Barroso
Luis Enrique Camejo
J. Roberto Diago
Jose Manuel Fors
Kcho
Pedro Pablo Oliva
Sandra Ramos
Jose Toirac
About the show:
CUBART: Contemporary Cuban Art is an exhibition inspired by the recent XI Havana Biennial and the enthusiastic interest of American connoisseurs and collectors who traveled to the island to see it. Now, the work of influential Cuban Contemporary artists who participated in the last biennial will be seen in New York, exposing it to a new American audience.
Featuring many of Cuba’s most influential contemporary artists, it will be on view from March 7 – 30 at Site/109, a pop-up exhibition space on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. CUBART is being presented by Emilio Calleja—founder of arteaméricas, one of the leading fairs dedicated to showcasing art from Latin America—in collaboration with Robert Borlenghi, president of Miami’s Pan American Art Projects.
An overview of contemporary Cuban artistic practices, the exhibition draws attention to the influence of the island’s political climate on artistic statements. Curated by Miami-based curator Irina Leyva-Perez, CUBART will showcase many of Cuba’s leading artists, including Jose Angel Toirac, Abel Barroso, KCHO and Jose Manuel Fors—all of whom were exhibited in the 2012 Biennial. Reflecting the work of that prestigious group, CUBART examines the relationship between visual productions and social imaginaries, as well as expression through cultural and historical references.
“Over the years, the Havana Biennial has established a reputation for showing quality exhibitions. The event brings together the most interesting and novel artistic proposals in the region, but particularly those from Cuba,” says Irina Leyva-Perez, the show’s curator. “With CUBART, we hope to continue the dialog and extend the conversation to incorporate opinions and insights of the New York art world". Leyva-Perez has curated scores of gallery and museum shows over the years, including Pan American Art Projects’ program, exhibitions at the National Gallery of Jamaica and the XXIII Biennial of Sao Paulo, and juried shows in Bolivia, Guatemala, the Dominican Republic and Jamaica.
CUBART: Contemporary Cuban Art will be open from March 7 –30 at Site/109(109 Norfolk Street, between Rivington and Delancey, New York City).
Exhibition hours:
Preview – Thursday, March 7: 6–9PM
Wednesday–Sunday: 12-6PM
Mondays and Tuesdays: Open by appointment
For additional information, please visit http://www.site109.com/cubart/, email janda@panamericanart.com, or call 212.260.8110
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