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Cuban Artists Test the Frontiers of Political Dissent

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

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

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

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Racism Still Influences Cuban Arts and Culture

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, 2022January 12, 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

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

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

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

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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Artists Demand Release of Dissident Artist Detained in Cuba

by Valentina Di Liscia July 1, 2021July 4, 2021

Over 140 artists and intellectuals including Tania Bruguera and Katherine Bisquet have voiced their support for Hamlet Lavastida.

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John Akomfrah, Carrie Mae Weems, and Others Demand Release of Dissident Cuban Artist

by Valentina Di Liscia May 31, 2021June 2, 2021

“Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara is being detained solely for peacefully expressing his ideas through his art and for his nonviolent defense of human rights,” the open letter reads.

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Cuban Artist Forcibly Hospitalized During Hunger Strike

by Valentina Di Liscia May 3, 2021May 3, 2021

Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara has been without food or fluids for seven days after Cuban police raided his home and took several artworks.

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Coco Fusco Enlists Cuban Artists to Recite Heberto Padilla’s Forced Confessions

by Coco Fusco April 27, 2021April 27, 2021

Fifty years ago, poet Heberto Padilla was forced to publicly denounce himself and his friends as counterrevolutionaries.

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