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A new Cuban connection: Lowe show on AfroCuba works is truly groundbreaking 1/21/2008 GG
Art: "At the Lowe Art Museum through Feb. 3, AfroCuba is an unusual and
extraordinary show -- most of the works are on loan from art institutions and
artists in Havana and Santiago de Cuba. The show was curated by art historian
Judith Bettelheim, who has written extensively about Caribbean art and culture
and done research in Cuba since 1985. Curatorial Assistance Inc. of Pasadena
arranged for the exhibit's U.S. tour. It comes to the University of Miami museum
from San Francisco State University."
Afro-Cuban Artistry 12/13/2007 Miami New Times: "The Lowe Art Museum lowers
the boom on the frantic citywide December art flurry with a pair of roundhouse
combinations delivering stunning Afro-Cuban art and a knockout selection of
works from one of America’s oldest art schools. “AfroCuba: Works on Paper,
1968-2003” features more than 60 prints and drawings by 26 artists from Havana
and Santiago de Cuba, marking the first time these artists have been grouped
together in a major exhibit off the island. The groundbreaking show includes a
broad range of subject matter and styles that underscore Cuba’s deep African
roots, the influence of Afro-Cuban religious imagery on that nation’s culture,
and reflections on Cuban politics and race as well as social relations today."
AfroCuba: Works on Paper, 1968-2003. Indianapolis Museum of Art. February 25,
2007-June 3, 2007. Reviewed by Edward M. Puchner 9/1/2007 Museum
Anthropology Review: "AfroCuba is of great importance to the people of Cuba
because of its constant redefinition. Using the entrance label to cautiously
discuss the term, the curator writes that it is “not exclusive in its
connotations” and “not an entity based on race.” It is understood as part of all
Cuban life, going well beyond the limits of visual arts. AfroCuba extends to a
wide range of cultural groups, such as Lucumí, Congo, Ararà, and Carabalí, all
identified as distinct within Cuban society. Within them, Bettelheim writes,
AfroCuba “is a reality based on a particular shifting set of historical and
cultural contributions” made by Cuban artists. The works of each artist shown
here are therefore all AfroCuban in how they demonstrate some distinct
intersection of Cuban historical experienceand African cultural belief."
Talk about "AfroCuba Through the Artist’s Lens" 2/25/2007 IndyBuzz: "The
kaleidoscope of the contemporary Cuban experience--rife with satire, politics,
and religion--becomes vivid in the Forefront exhibition, AfroCuba: Works on
Paper, 1968-2003. Dr. Judith Bettelheim, professor of art history at San
Francisco State University curated this thirty-five year chronicle of prints and
drawings in many styles and techniques by twenty-six artists from Havana and
Santiago de Cuba. In this talk, Dr. Bettelheim will provide context for viewing
these diverse artworks that present the complexity of Cuba’s military and
religious ties to Africa and offer vibrant critiques of contemporary race and
social relations."
Afrocuba Works on Paper, 1968-2003. Review by Midwest Book Review 12/1/2005 The
Free Library: "Bettelheim has put together a gallery of art works by 25 noted
younger, contemporary, Cuban artists. The closing section is on Belkis Ayon, who
died in 1999. A representative work of each of the artists faces a one-page
essay on him or her. Many of the pictured works are from the past year or two.
The oldest are from the 1970s. It's an eye-opening catalog displaying the
liveliness and imagination in Cuban art works on paper over the past 30 years.
One sees that Cuban art has not been retarded by U. S. efforts to ostracize
Cuban under the Castro regime; and that as far as its art goes, Cuba reflects
the latest in modern and contemporary art with respect to content and style, and
in some cases political and social perspective."
March 4 & 5, 2005: International Center for the Arts presents "To Cuba With
Love" 2/22/2005 SFSU: "To Cuba, With Love, the inaugural event of the new
International Center for the Arts (ICA) at San Francisco State University,
highlights a rich array of Cuban cultural tradition, music and visual arts March
4 and March 5 in San Francisco. The program opens with the West Coast AfroCuban
All-Stars, an ensemble of nationally and internationally renowned bandleaders
and stylists assembled specifically to venerate the inventor of Mambo, Israel
"Cachao" Lopez (Friday, March 4 at 8:00 p.m. in the Forum at Yerba Buena Center
for the Arts; pre-concert talk at 7:45 p.m. - SOLD OUT). Also on the program, a
special guest appearance by Cachao, the ICA's first Marcus Prize winner for
Lifetime Achievement. Next, the art exhibition AfroCuba: Works on Paper,
1968-2003 opens on the SFSU campus (Saturday, March 5 at 11:30 a.m.). An all-day
event, the opening features music, dancing, film, Cuban food and a special music
and video installation."
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Afrocuba: Works on Paper
1968 - 2003