Cuban Art
Detained Cuban artist and activist releases latest statement from prison
Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara was imprisoned on charges of contempt and insult to national symbols when widespread protests swept the nation in 2021
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Plus, bare-chested violinist wows audience at Museum of Graffiti party and an arty car takes off at El Espacio 23
Ignored by the art world until her 80s, abstract artist Carmen Herrera has died, aged 106
Tributes paid to ‘extraordinary artist’ and her dazzling ‘hard-edge’ works
Collector’s eye: Leonardo Rodríguez
Art lovers tell us what they’ve bought and why
Cuba on the brink: artistic voices refuse to be silenced
As Amnesty International calls on "prisoners of conscience" to be released, a movement starts to boycott Havana Biennial
Cuban artists and intellectuals commemorate the 50th anniversary of poet Herberto Padilla's confession
The public confession, which came after 36 days of imprisonment, marked a pivotal moment in Cuba's oppression of voices critical of the government.
Despite Raúl Castro's retirement, Cuban artists don't believe the country will change any time soon
"As long as the Communist Party is in power, Cuba will be a ‘dictatorship’," some believe as Cuban president Miguel Díaz-Canel takes over leadership
Calls for 'art strike' against state-run cultural institutions in Cuba
Art professionals “on and off the island” are urged to stop working with state-run institutions that have been “complicit in their silence” as the government amps up efforts to squash dissent
With the country labelled a ‘terror sponsor’ and the government claiming activists are CIA agents, Cuba's artists are stuck in the crossfire
Concerns for the cultural sector follow Trump’s parting shot at the country, and the Castro regime's growing efforts to discredit dissidents
Cuban artists file motion to dismiss culture minister Alpidio Alonso after a peaceful protest turns violent
The activist group 27N cites a law that revokes an official’s power for conduct unbecoming public service in their petition to parliament
Tania Bruguera and members of Cuban artist-activist group 27N arrested in Havana
Footage from the protest also shows the Cuban minister of culture striking a journalist
Havana Biennial opens as relations with US thaw
Local artists show alongside established international names, as collectors and exhibitors circumvent trade restrictions