Polaridad Complementaria: Recent Works from Cuba

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Polaridad Complementaria: Recent Works from Cuba is a major exhibition developed by the Centro de Arte Contemporáneo Wifredo Lam, Havana, offering audiences the opportunity to become acquainted with the island’s current artistic production. With more than 50 works of painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, video, and installation art by 27 Cuban artists, this exhibition attests to the aesthetic and conceptual level that characterizes Cuban art today. The participants are mainly young artists who have attained international acknowledgement; the majority of them have taken part in fairs and biennals abroad, all have exhibited in Europe and Latin American and several in the United States, among them René Peña, Abel Barroso, Aimeé García, Yoan Capote, Roberto Fabelo, Luis Cabrera and Angel Ramírez.

Developed by Margarita Sánchez and Jorge Fernández, curator and director at the Centro de Arte Contemporáneo Wifredo Lam, Havana, and the Havana Biennal, the exhibition illustrates the features that have defined Cuban artistic production in recent years, especially the interest in focusing on the Cuban context in a reflexive manner with the languages in fashion. Polaridad Complementaria aims to create a dialogue by examining and comparing Cuba's political, historical, and common cultural links with the United States.


Specifications:

Number of Works: More than 50 works of painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, video, and installation art by 27 Cuban artists
Curator: Margarita Sánchez and Jorge Fernández, curator and chief curator at the Centro de Arte Contemporáneo Wifredo Lam, Havana
Approximate size: 3,500 square feet
Security: Moderate security
Fee: $30,000
Reduced Fee:

$9,500 plus outgoing shipping

For 8 weeks, April 2011 to May 2011

$18,000 plus outgoing shipping

For 8 weeks, August 2011 to October 2011

Booking Period: 8 weeks
Organized by: The Centro de Arte Contemporáneo Wifredo Lam, Havana
Shipping: IA&A makes all arrangements; exhibitors pay outgoing shipping within the contiguous US
Booking Time: 8 weeks
Availability: April 2011 to January 2012; possible extension, please inquire
Contact: Margalit Monroe

Tour Schedule:

Newcomb Art Gallery/New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, LA
January 16, 2010 - March 14, 2010

Sonoma County Museum, Santa Rosa, CA
June 16, 2010 - September 6, 2010

Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL

October 16, 2010 - December 30, 2010


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