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Interview with Cuban Graffiti Artist Yulier P.15

August 18, 2015August 19, 2015

Yulier Rodriguez makes an effort to greet us at every corner of the city with one of his doodles. The obscure beings he paints occupy a space between parody, mockery, social critique and power mechanisms. They cover large sections of walls, populating every nook and cranny, intrusively taking over the urban landscape.

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Cuban Sculptor Luis Manuel Otero Addresses Political & Social Issues

May 20, 2015May 25, 2015

Wielding a machete like a Mambi Cuban independence fighter, he tears apart, cuts and divides pieces of wood found at street corners and dump sites and, using tattered strips of old clothing, puts together an animal, an international pop icon or any other type of object.

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Chong Chon Gang, Cuba y Palestine

August 15, 2014August 20, 2014

“As a gesture of solidarity with the Palestinian people, Cuban artist Luis Manuel Alcantara made a gift to this nation through that country’s embassy in Havana, consisting of a group of home-made weapons collected from different neighborhoods around Havana.”

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Cuban Photographer Humberto Mayol

December 21, 2012December 24, 2012

As we draw nearer to the work realized by Humberto Mayol in this past decade, we can note his ability to capture timeless images that respond to the ongoing and systematic dialogue of the social imaginary of humans in their time.

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‘Puzzle’: An Invitation to an Abstract Game

October 31, 2012December 6, 2012

Abstract painting possesses a strange way of calling attention to itself. Its enigmatic, ambiguous and overwhelming character compels viewers to establish varying sets of interpretations, ones that sometimes become intensely bitter. (9 photos)

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11th Havana Times Photo Contest Winners

After a full month of work the 15-member jury has given its verdicts in the 11th Havana Times Photo Contest.

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