Known for his peculiar urban renderings as representations of symbols of power, Gustavo Acosta (Havana, 1958) has based his work on the social and political aspects that architecture represents. He talked to ARTPULSE about what has influenced him through the years, how he dissects his surroundings with an almost cinematographic eye, and how [...]
Pan American Art Projects - Miami
Curated by Irina Leyva-Pérez
By Raisa Clavijo
“Urbanitas” assembled the work of ten artists who have approached the theme of the city from different perspectives. The exhibition included works by Gustavo Acosta, Luis Cruz Azaceta, José Manuel Fors, Tony Berlant, Luis Enrique Camejo, Carlos Estévez, Santiago Porter, Rogelio López Marín (Gory), Magnus [...]
By Chaliang Merino
“For a lifetime I have sought nothing more than
the essence of flight…flight, what joy!”
Brancusi (Eliade 166).
“To soar” involves breeching the wall of the mundane to internalize, perhaps, the purest essence of our reality. Then, from above, startled by so much finiteness, we prepare for that voyage of yearning toward the city [...]
Primary Colors
May 30 - July 4, 2009
Las Vanguardias Cubanas
July 11 - August 13, 2009
Gustavo Acosta & Carlos González
September 5 - October 3, 2009
Pan American Art Projects opens the summer with the show “Primary Colors “(May 30 - July 4). This is a collective exhibition presenting the works of Argentineans, Carolina Sardi and Hernan Dompe; Cubans, [...]
By Irina Leyva-Pérez
If we look back at Gustavo’s oeuvre over a span of twenty years, we can easily recognize that he has been interested in social expressions of power. In the 1980s, when his work started receiving attention, he was using metaphors of Roman architecture as a reference to the Cuban social system. The dark, [...]
Faith, Fear, and Fortune - Opening: February 14, 2009 - 7pm-10pm
Feb. 14 - March 9, 2009
The Making of Giants - Opening: March 14, 2009 - 7pm-10pm
March 14 - April 6, 2009
In February, Artformz Alternative presents the exhibition “Faith, Fear, and Fortune”, which features the works of two renowned artists: PJ Mills (large-format photography) and Ramon Williams (sculptural objects & [...]
By Raisa Clavijo
PINTA, the Latin American Fair for Modern and Contemporary Art will take place for the second consecutive year in New York City, presenting carefully-selected, notable galleries from the United States, Latin America and Europe. The fair will display a wide panorama of the evolution of the region’s modern and contemporary art. Of note [...]
