After months of protesting against Decree 349, a proposed government sanction that would censor the arts, Bruguera will take legal action “against parties who have damaged myself and my family, psychologically, socially and professionally.” Lawyers say it is the first legal case of its kind.
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Tania Bruguera and Other Cuban Artists Released from Jail, Government Curtails Law Censoring the Arts
Numerous Cuban artist-activists were detained for protesting Decree 349, but have been released as the law is reassessed. Cuban Vice Minister of Culture Fernando Rojas tells the Associated Press that more precise regulations will be published in upcoming days, but that “artistic creation is not the target.”
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Artists Arrested in Cuba for Protesting Decree Censoring the Arts
Cuban artists were arrested after planning a sit-in at the Cuban Ministry of Culture to protest Decree 349, which puts in place unprecedented censorship of the arts and will take effect December 7.
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Embark on a Street Photography Tour in Havana with Pratt’s School of Continuing and Professional Studies
Open to all, this program appeals to artists, photographers, photography enthusiasts, and anyone interested in exploring the beauty and culture of Cuba.
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As Criminalization of the Arts Intensifies in Cuba, Activists Organize
A Cuban decree seeks to censor artists to an unprecedented level, essentially regulating any and all artistic and cultural activity in the country.
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Cuba at the Cusp
The images that foreshadow the turmoil of the Cuban Revolution jar you back to the precariousness of our times.
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Why Did Cuba Deport Artists Trying to Attend Havana’s First Alternative Biennial? [UPDATED]
While governments and the media may tout the reforms in Cuba, the reality for artists on the island nation is far more precarious.
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Looking Beyond History to Tell the Story of Cuban Art
Arranged thematically, Adiós Utopia demonstrates ways Cuban artists have responded to their social context, all while revealing a dialogue with art happening around the world.
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Alternative Havana Biennial Organizers Detained After Filing a Complaint About Previous Detainment
Curator Yanelys Nuñez Leyva and her partner, the artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, were detained by Cuban police after filing a complaint related to Alcántara detention earlier this month.
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Cuba’s Longest Running Independent Gallery to Launch Workshops on Art Outside Official Culture
Sandra Ceballos and Coco Fusco will create a series of workshops and educational programs exploring trends and developments in Cuban art beyond state-sponsored culture.
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Delivering the Internet, an Underground Network Keeps Cubans Connected
At the Queens Museum, an exhibition by Julia Weist and Nestor Siré explores Cuba’s underground media-sharing network.
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A Discussion of the Cuban Avant-Garde and Revolution
In light of the Long Beach Museum of Art’s exhibition, Rafael Soriano: The Artist as Mystic, the museum is hosting a panel discussion on July 2 that will focus on the Cuban avant-garde.