Articles of ‘Wifredo Lam’

The Hive/El panal

The Hive/El panal

Trienal Poli/gráfica de San Juan
Several venues - San Juan Puerto Rico
By Paco Barragán
The Trienal Poli/gráfica de San Juan de Puerto Rico (The San Juan Polygraphic Triennial) kicked off on April 27 under the umbrella title El Panal/The Hive, with the participation of 150 national and international artists. The budget is $1 million, which [...]



Joyas Latinoamericanas

Art Space Virginia Miller Galleries, Miami
By Janet Batet
Under the suggestive title “Joyas Latinoamericanas” (Latin American Jewels), Art Space Virginia Miller Galleries, in Miami, offered us a balanced account of the contemporary art in the region. The presence of great figures, such as, José Clemente Orozco and Francisco Toledo (Mexico); Gina Pellón and Wifredo Lam (Cuba); [...]



Anthropophagy of a Biennial

By Héctor Antón Castillo

Integration and resistance in the global era was the curatorial mainstay of the Tenth Havana Biennial (March 27 - April 30, 2009). What dreams do excluded victims of geographic fatalism harbor? How can we recognize a masochistic utopia (or long-lived nightmare) that conceals political demagoguery? Can a renewed outbreak of identity neuroses [...]



Joyas Latinoamericanas

ArtSpace/Virginia Miller Galleries
June 5 - September 25, 2009
Opening reception Friday, June 5, 2009, 7-10 pm
Thanks to the current international economic situation, older works by Latin American master artists will be on view in “Joyas Latinoamericanas,” the summer exhibition at ArtSpace/Virginia Miller Galleries.
The exhibition features 1942 and 1970 works by the Cuban master Wifredo Lam, a [...]