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Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara Wins Prince Claus Impact Award

Avatar photo by Jasmine Liu September 6, 2022September 7, 2022

The jailed artist was praised for his activism against censorship and authoritarianism in Cuba.

Posted inHistory

Blowback Explores the Messy History of US Interventionism

by Jake Cole July 10, 2022July 11, 2022

The well-researched podcast has done deep dives into US attempts at regime change in Iraq and Cuba, with its new season tackling the Korean War.

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Cuba Sentences Artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara to Five Years in Prison

Avatar photo by Valentina Di Liscia June 24, 2022June 24, 2022

Rapper Maykel “Osorbo” Pérez was sentenced to nine years.

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Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara Speaks Out From Prison Ahead of Trial

Avatar photo by Coco Fusco May 23, 2022June 24, 2022

“I am an artist and a human being struggling to get out of this unjust prison, but every day my love of free and honest art grows firmer,” the persecuted artist said in a statement from a maximum-security prison in Cuba. 

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Cuban Artists Test the Frontiers of Political Dissent

Avatar photo by Valentina Di Liscia March 16, 2022March 16, 2022

The artists in Umbral, or “threshold,” address the dystopia of voicing dissent on the island and the tension of existing as a Cuban citizen anywhere in the world.

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Carmen Herrera, Celebrated Cuban-American Geometric Artist, Is Dead At 106

Avatar photo by Valentina Di Liscia February 14, 2022February 14, 2022

The long-overlooked artist received her first museum survey at age 83.

Posted inOpinion

Racism Still Influences Cuban Arts and Culture

Avatar photo by Juan Pedro Torriente January 16, 2022January 14, 2022

The question of race — however hidden, however camouflaged by the shouts of the crowds — is a constant theme and an unanswered challenge.

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Amnesty Launches Contest for Artists to Demand Closure of Gitmo Detention Camp

by Hakim Bishara January 12, 2022November 15, 2022

Despite international condemnation, and the promises of US Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden to shut down the facility, the detention camp continues to operate.

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As Boycott of Havana Biennial Gains Steam, Artists Withdraw

Avatar photo by Valentina Di Liscia October 18, 2021October 18, 2021

Ursula Biemann, Nicolas Bourriaud, and others said they will no longer participate in the event.

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Tania Bruguera Agreed to Leave Cuba in Exchange for Release of 25 Prisoners

Avatar photo by Valentina Di Liscia October 7, 2021October 7, 2021

The artist also called for a boycott of the Havana Biennial.

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After Three Months in Prison, Cuban Artist Forced Into Exile

Avatar photo by Valentina Di Liscia September 27, 2021September 27, 2021

Cuban artist Hamlet Lavastida was released from prison in Havana and exiled to Poland along with writer Katherine Bisquet.

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Artists Remain Detained in Cuba as Anti-Government Protests Continue

Avatar photo by Valentina Di Liscia July 20, 2021July 21, 2021

Artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara is set to be transferred to the Guanajay maximum security prison, facing charges of contempt, resistance, and assault.

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