[act-ma] 11/07 Panel Discussion: Cuban Art in Political Perspective (Today)

[July 26th Coalition]

*PANEL DISCUSSION: CUBAN ART IN POLITICAL PERSPECTIVE*
Thursday, November 7, 5:00-7:00pm
Panel discussion moderated by Liz Munsell, co-curator of /Cuban 
Virtualities: New Media Art from the Island/.

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Graphics and more details at
http://artgallery.tufts.edu/exhibitions/2013/cubanVirtualities.htm*PANEL 
DISCUSSION: CUBAN ART IN POLITICAL PERSPECTIVE*
Thursday, November 7, 5:00-7:00pm


Cuban Virtualities: New Media Art from the Island

A scarcity of resources coupled with the intellectual pursuits of a 
highly educated population has dramatically shaped Cuban new media art 
made over the past 10 years.  The effects of such limited access to 
digital technologies and the Internet on the island -- compounded by a 
situation of extreme geographic, political, and economic isolation -- 
has necessitated an array of creative solutions from a generation of 
artists born largely during the 1970s and 1980s.

Works by Mauricio Abad, Alexander Arrechea, Celia y Yunior, Núria Güell, 
Jairo Gutierrez, Ernesto Leal, Glenda Léon, Levi Orta, Rodolfo Peraza, 
Naivy Pérez, Susana Pilar Delahante Matienzo, and José Rolando Rivera 
examine the unique applications of digital technologies in Cuban art 
through video installations, net art, performance documentation, and 
interactive media.

The *Tufts University Art Gallery at the Shirley and Alex Aidekman Arts 
Center* is proud to present *Cuban Virtualities: New Media Art from the 
Island*, featuring new works by Mauricio Abad, Alexander Arrechea, Celia 
y Yunior, Núria Güell, Jairo Gutierrez, Ernesto Leal, Glenda Léon, Levi 
Orta, Rodolfo Peraza, Naivy Pérez, Susana Pilar Delahante Matienzo, and 
José Rolando Rivera, on view from September 5 through December 8, 2013.

Cuban Virtualities is co-curated by Liz Munsell and Rewell Altunaga and 
is the first exhibition of Cuban new media art held outside of Cuba. 
Join us for the opening reception at Sept. 10th 5:30 pm and curatorial 
introduction to the exhibition at 7pm with Liz Munsell.


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Also ongoing

Guest curated by Jorge Fernández Torres, School at the Museum of Fine 
Arts(SMFA) fall exhibition *"Dilated Biography: Contemporary Cuban 
Narratives"* brings together 15 Cuban artists who examine the 
history---or biography---of their native country through the lens of 
their personal life experiences. The diverse group of works, including 
video, installation, painting, draws on Cuba's past, present and imaging 
what lies ahead for the future.

*ARTISTS*
Alexandre Arrechea, Javier Castro, Felipe Dulzaides, Juan Roberto Diago 
Durruthy, Diana Fonseca, Luis Gárciga, Luis Gómez, Tony Labat, Dennis 
Izquierdo, Susana Pilar Delahante Matienzo, Reynier Leyva Novo, Tatiana 
Mesa Pajan, Eduardo Ponjuan, Wilfredo Prieto, Grethell Rasúa

RELATED EVENTS
*Opening Reception*
Monday, September 9, 5--7 pm (SMFA)

*SMFA Beckwith Lecture: "The Perversion of Classics: The Anarchy of 
Narrations"*
Tuesday, September 10, 1--2 pm (Alfond Auditorium, MFA*)
Fernández Torres discusses the exhibition he curated for the Cuban 
pavilion at the 2013 Venice Biennale, 55th International Art Exhibition. 
Established in 1978 by Leo and Betty Beckwith (daughter Carol is an 
alumna), the Beckwith series was created to further SMFA student 
development by featuring artists and cultural thinkers of national and 
international stature.

Exhibition hours: Monday--Saturday, 10 am--5 pm; Thursday, 10 am--8 pm; 
closed Sundays and holidays. Admission to the exhibition and related 
events is free.

www.smfa.edu/cuba <http://www.smfa.edu/cuba>

https://www.facebook.com/events/187600338079380/

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*Cuban Political Posters*

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*An international labor poster exhibit*

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***From the collection of*

*STEPHEN LEWIS*

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*August 31 -- September 29, 2013*

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