New Art from Cuba

The Cuban Art Space of the Center for Cuban Studies contains a collection of several thousand artworks — paintings, prints, posters, photographs, handmade books, sculpture, ceramics. This exhibit offers an overview of contemporary Cuban art since the beginning of the Cuban revolution in 1959.

Artists include: Carlos René Aguilera, Angel Alonso, Abel Barroso, Servando Cabrera Moreno, Lester Campa, Zaida del Río, Nelson Dominguez, Carlos Alberto Estevez, Roberto Fabelo, Flora Fong, José Fuster, Carlos Garaicoa, Francisco Gordillo, Humberto Hernández, Pablo Hernández Barreiro, Joel Jover, Alicia Leal, Miguel Angel Lobaina, Raúl Martinez, Elsa Mora, Roberto Jay Matamoros, José Mederos, Manuel Mendive, José García Montebravo, Elsa Maria Mora, Juan Moreira, Pedro Pablo Oliva, Benito Ortiz, Eduardo Roca, Antonio Rodriguez, Alfredo Sosabravo, Juan Alberto Súarez.

The works in this exhibit represent only a small portion of the more than 800 paintings, drawings, and graphics in the Art Space archive. Center director Sandra Levinson began collecting the works as soon as the Center opened in 1972. Most of the early works were donated to the Center by artists who saw the Center as a repository for their works which would make it possible for them to become known in this country. Institutions in Cuba, such as the Cuban Film Institute, donated film and political posters. Photographers donated photos for the archives as well as for use in Center publications. All became part of the Center’s Lourdes Casal Library.

After the Center spearheaded a successful suit against the Treasury Department in 1993 to make the importation and sale of original art from Cuba legal, the Center organized its Art Space archive and began collecting art for exhibit and sale.

Although most of the works in this exhibit are for sale, the prices listed are for insurance purposes. The exhibit consists of 40 works selected from the following list (which is always being updated). It can be rented for two weeks for $3,000, three weeks for $4,500 and three weeks for $6,000. The cost includes round-trip shipping costs from New York City and insurance en route. Insurance on the works during the exhibit must be borne by the renting institution. For further information about the exhibit: Sandra Levinson, 212/242-0559.

EXHIBITION LIST

Carlos René AGUILERA TAMAYO, "Ensayo general de invierno" (1996) -- Acrylic on canvas.  #1068
Carlos René AGUILERA TAMAYO, "Café para todos" (1996) -- Acrylic on canvas.  #1069
Juan Carlos ALOM, "Contigo en la estancia" (1994) -- Photograph
Juan Carlos ALOM, "Grisell y la serpiente" (1994) -- Photograph
Angel ALONSO, untitled, n.d. -- Acrylic on paper.  #1008
Abel BARROSO, "Para continuar la obra"  (1994) -- Woodcut.  #965
Servando CABRERA MORENO, untitled (1975) -- Pencil on paper.  #432
Lester CAMPA, "Mogote"  (1994) -- Oil on canvas.  #973
Zaida DEL RIO, "Memoria de la danza" (1992) -- Mixed media on black paper.  #494
Zaida DEL RIO, "El pescador"  (1989) -- Mixed media on paper. #256
Zaida DEL RIO, Untitled (1992) -- Acrylic on canvas.  #37
Nelson DOMINGUEZ, Untitled (n.d.) -- Etching.  #196
Nelson DOMINGUEZ, Untitled (1995) -- Linoleum print.  #873
Carlos Alberto ESTEVEZ, "La carrera real" (1995) -- Mixed media.  #963
Roberto FABELO, "Pequeño teatro absurdo"  n.d.   -- Watercolor on bristol board.  #1058
Flora FONG, Untitled (1985) -- Serigraph, 24/150.  #336
Flora FONG, Untitled (1990) -- Serigraph, 15/30.  #338
José FRANCO, Untitled (1991)   -- Acrylic on canvas.  #1059
José FRANCO, "55 arugas atacando una hoja" (1991) -- Acrylic on canvas.  #1062
José Fuster, "Las doce sillas" (1995) -- Oil on canvas.
José Fuster "La jungla" (1995) -- Acrylic on canvas.  #1269
Carlos GARAICOA, "Rivoli o el lugar de donde emana la sangre -- (proyecto cruel)" (1994) Serigraph, XX/XXX.  #879
Francisco GORDILLO, untitled (1993) -- Mixed media on paper.  #810
Humberto HERNANDEZ, "Los secretos de un bohío" (homenaje sagrado) (1996) -- Oil on cardboard.
Pablo Jorge HERNANDEZ BARREIRO, "Correspondencia Vital III" (1996) -- mixed media/collage.  
Joel JOVER, "Dos figuras en el paisaje" (1995) -- Impasto, mixed media.  #523
Alicia LEAL, Untitled (1990) -- Acrylic on canvas.  #30
Miguel Angel LOBAINA, "El acrobata" (n.d.) -- Lithograph, 12/15.  #397
Raúl MARTINEZ, "La juventud es ala" (1978) -- Serigraph, 37/40.  #99
Roberto Jay MATAMOROS, "La zanja del agua" (1994) -- Oil on board. Private collection
José MEDEROS, Untitled (1988) -- Mixed media. #742
José MEDEROS, Untitled (1993) -- Mixed media. #745
Manuel MENDIVE, Untitled (n.d.) -- Serigraph, 66/125. #20
Manuel MENDIVE, Untitled (1986) -- Pastel on paper.  #74
José García MONTEBRAVO, Untitled (1996) -- Oil on canvas.  #1082
Elsa Maria MORA, Untitled (1995) -- Ink and acrylic on paper.  #394
Juan MOREIRA, "Osain #2" (1989) -- Oil on canvas.  #1063
Pedro Pablo OLIVA, Untitled (n.d.) -- Chalk on paper.  #50
Benito ORTIZ BORELL, Untitled (n.d.) -- Serigraph, 21/125
Eduardo ROCA, Untitled (1981) -- Serigraph, 10/15.  #912
Antonio RODRIGUEZ HERNANDEZ, Untitled (1997) -- Oil on poster board/wood.  #1195
Alfredo SOSABRAVO, "Anatomicum ceremonial" (1989) -- Pen and ink on paper.  #864
Alfredo SOSABRAVO, Untitled (1996) -- Ceramic plate.  SL
Juan Alberto SUAREZ BLANCO, "La catedral" (1993) -- Mixed media. #1052
Juan Alberto SUAREZ BLANCO, "Espacio No. 13" (1995) -- Mixed media.

POSTERS

Eduardo Muñoz BACHS, "Cayita: una leyenda" -- Silkscreen (1981)
BACHS, "Cine movil ICAIC" -- Silkscreen (1969)
BACHS, "Con la misma pasión" -- Silkscreen (1981)
BACHS, "Cuban Poster Art" -- Silkscreen (1982)
BACHS, "El gato con botas" -- Silkscreen (1978)
BACHS, "New Cuban Cinema" -- Silkscreen (1985)
BACHS, "Niños desaparecidos" -- Silkscreen (1985)
BACHS, "No hay sabado sin sol" -- Silkscreen (1980)
BACHS, "Papeles Secundarios" -- Silkscreen (1989)
BACHS, "Tango: El exilio de Gardel" -- Silkscreen (1986)
BACHS, "Vampiros en La Habana" -- Silkscreen (1985)
Servando CABRERA MORENO, "Retrato de Teresa" -- Silkscreen (1979)
DOR, "Campesino Oriente . . . " -- Silkscreen, heavy cardboard (1975)
FESTIVAL DE TEATRO -- Offset (1987)
Moises FINALE, "Festival de nuevo cine latino-americano" -- Silkscreen (1993)
RAUL MARTINEZ, "El desafio de los sesenta" -- Offset (1995)
MARZEL-NUDO, Foto LESSY, "Madagascar" -- Silkscreen (1995)
OCLAE poster of Che Guevara / from Korda photo -- Offset (n.d.)
René PORTOCARRERO, "Movimiento Cubano por la paz" -- Offset (1981)
René PORTOCARRERO, "Soy Cuba" -- Silkscreen (1964)
Antonio REBOIRO, "El arte del tabaco" -- Silkscreen (1977)
Antonio REBOIRO, "Julieta de los Espiritus" -- Silkscreen (n.d.)
Alfredo ROSTGAARD, "Canción Protesta" -- Silkscreen (1967; second edition 1978) NFS

Tobacco labels on sugar cane paper