Noche en Havana
Carlos Garaicoa, Henry Erick, Jose Toirac, Lazaro Saavedra and Cimarron
A special night of Cuban contemporary art, video and music.
Cuban curator Magda Gonzales Mora presents a programme of provocative, uncensored video works titled "Plus ça Change: New video from Cuba". The popular Afro-Cuban salsa band Cimarron performs an upbeat concert of danceable rhythms. Delicious Cuban food and beverages are available for purchase in The Rotunda Café. And be sure to visit "Carlos Garaicoa", the new exhibition presented by the ROM's Institute for Contemporary Culture. One of Cuba's leading contemporary artists, Garaicoa creates beautiful, thought-provoking artworks reflecting a culture where political idealism is disconnected from day-today reality. (Timing of events TBC).
Parental guidance is recommended for the video programme.
Image: Untitled, Neoclassical Building, by Carlos Garaicoa, 2002-04, (half of diptych)
Diptych: black-and-white photographs and drawings with thread.
Courtesy of C. Garaicoa, Galleria Continua, and Lombard- Freid Fine Arts.
