Artist René Francisco Rodríguez discusses his work on view in the exhibition “Under the Spell of the Palm Tree: The Rice Collection of Cuban Art.” Rodríguez’s work is predominantly conceptual and addresses the dichotomy between art and life.
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Artist Conversation: Abel Barroso
Artist Abel Barroso discusses his work on view in the exhibition Under the Spell of the Palm Tree: The Rice Collection of Cuban Art. Part of the 1990s generation of Cuban artists, Barroso is known internationally for merging printmaking and sculpture in his humorous and biting commentaries. His concerns extend...
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Unconventional Collaborations
It isn’t unusual for artists to build upon content of the past, whether they are imitating it, criticizing it, or tearing it down. (I can’t help but think of how Robert Rauschenberg purchased a drawing by Willem de Kooning and then erased it! It was titled Erased de Kooning Drawing, 1953.) As...
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Artist Conversation: Eduardo Ponjuán
Artist Eduardo Ponjuán discusses his work on view in the exhibition Under the Spell of the Palm Tree: The Rice Collection of Cuban Art. Eduardo Ponjuán’s essential contribution to Cuban contemporary art is three-fold: as a prominent painter, draftsman, installation and conceptual artist.