“Cuba libre” and the Caribbean, art and clich\u00e9s \u2013 from the eternal revolutionary heroes to colorful street scenes: hardly any other country in the world has such an intense collective memory of images that are so marked by joie de vivre, the urge for freedom, but also by socio-political challenges and crises.<\/p>\n
The exhibition Art x Cuba. Contemporary Perspectives since 1989<\/i> \u2013 made possible thanks to the generous support of the Peter and Irene Ludwig Foundation and the German Federal Cultural Foundation \u2013 has its origin in a large collection of Cuban art in the Ludwig Collection. These works were exhibited at the Kunsthalle D\u00fcsseldorf in 1990 in the exhibition Kuba o.k.\u2013Aktuelle Kunst aus Kuba<\/i> [K<\/em>uba o.k. \u2013 Contemporary art from Cuba<\/i>]. Most of the works presented there were purchased by Peter and Irene Ludwig and have since been in the Ludwig Forum f\u00fcr Internationale Kunst. Together with later acquisitions, they form one of the largest and first collections of contemporary Cuban art in Europe.<\/p>\n In the context of the exhibition Art x Cuba<\/i>, the collection’s own works of the “historical” show Cuba o. k.<\/i> have been put together again to a large extent for the first time in around 25 years and will be subjected to a revision: How has the reception of the paintings, sculptures and installations changed since their purchase, which themes and motifs are still important, how have the artistic strategies, media and formal practices developed? To what extent and in what form did Cuban art take part in the developments of Western art in the 20th century and where did it go its own way?<\/p>\n With around 150 works of art by more than 70 artists, Art x Cuba<\/i> is the largest presentation of contemporary Cuban art in Germany to date. For the first time, it complements the works in the Ludwig Collection with those of a younger generation of Cuban artists. Art x Cuba<\/i> thus offers a deeper insight into the development of the visual arts in the Caribbean state within the last three decades \u2013 a time of crises and attempts to overcome them. The exhibition not only opens up a discussion on the aesthetic, content and formal developments of Cuban art, but also raises questions about the relationship between culture and politics, art and the market, globalization and power.<\/p>\n Against the background of Peter and Irene Ludwig’s many years of activity in Cuba and the establishment of the independent Fundaci\u00f3n Ludwig de Cuba in 1994 to support the Cuban art scene, the exhibition Art x Cuba<\/i> \u2013 especially against the backdrop of the current global and internal situation, which could represent a historic turning point for Cuba \u2013 aims to further deepen and continue the cultural dialogue between the two countries.<\/p>\n Artists:<\/b> Juan Carlos Alom, Rub\u00e9n Alp\u00edzar, Tanya Angulo, Belkis Ay\u00f3n, Juan Pablo Ballester, Jos\u00e9 Bedia, Alejandro Campins, Mar\u00eda Magdalena Campos-Pons, Ra\u00fal Ca\u00f1ibano, Iv\u00e1n Capote, Yoan Capote, Carlos Martiel, Carlos Rodr\u00edguez C\u00e1rdenas, Los Carpinteros (Alexandre Arrechea, Marco Castillo, Dagoberto Rodr\u00edguez), Yaima Carrazana, Javier Castro, Celia \u2013 Yunior, Jeanette Chavez, Ariamna Contino, Susana Pilar Delahante Matienzo, DIP (Departamento de Intervenciones P\u00fablicas), Felipe Dulzaides, Ricardo G. El\u00edas, Enema Collective, Alexis Esquivel, Tom\u00e1s Esson Reid, Carlos Est\u00e9vez, Leandro Feal, Adri\u00e1n Fern\u00e1ndez Milan\u00e9s, Adonis Flores, Diana Fonseca Qui\u00f1ones, Ren\u00e9 Francisco Rodr\u00edguez, Fidel Garc\u00eda, L\u00e1zaro Garc\u00eda, Roc\u00edo Garc\u00eda, Carlos Garc\u00eda de la Nuez, Kattia Garc\u00eda Fayat, Flavio Garciand\u00eda, Luis G\u00e1rciga Romay, Luis G\u00f3mez Armenteros, Alejandro Gonz\u00e1lez, Jes\u00fas Hdez-Gu\u0308ero, Alex Hern\u00e1ndez, Diango Hern\u00e1ndez, Orestes Hern\u00e1ndez, Kcho (Alexis Leyva Machado), Tony Labat, Ernesto Leal, Glenda Le\u00f3n, Miguel Moya, Glexis Novoa, Antonio Nu\u00f1ez Hern\u00e1ndez, Ernesto Oroza, Marianela Orozco, Ram\u00f3n Pacheco, Ren\u00e9 Pe\u00f1a, Marta Mar\u00eda P\u00e9rez Bravo, Michel P\u00e9rez Pollo, Manuel Pi\u00f1a-Baldoqu\u00edn, Mabel Poblet, Eduardo Ponju\u00e1n, Wilfredo Prieto, Renier Quer, Sandra Ramos, Grethell Ras\u00faa, Fernando Rodr\u00edguez, Ricardo Rodr\u00edguez Brey, Santiago Rodr\u00edguez Olaz\u00e1bal, L\u00e1zaro Saavedra, Jos\u00e9 A. Toirac, Rub\u00e9n Torres Llorca, Ileana Villaz\u00f3n, Jorge Wellesley, Osvaldo Yero<\/p>\n <\/p>\n With generous support of the Peter and Irene Ludwig Foundation and the German Federal Cultural Foundation.<\/i><\/p>\n Patron of the exhibition:<\/strong> Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs Sigmar Gabriel<\/p>\n Curators:<\/strong> Andreas Beitin and Antonio Eligio (Tonel)<\/p>\n Curatorial assistants:<\/strong> Janice Mitchell and Denise Petzold<\/p>\n <\/p>\n See also the exhibition trailer of Art x Cuba<\/i>
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