CUBAN ART FROM THE PERMANENT COLLECTION
In 1999, five-year old Elian Gonzalez became the focus of international conflict. His mother had drowned in the effort to leave Cuba, and little Elian was rescued only to become the center of a tug-of-war over whether he should be given permanent status in the United States or returned to his father in Cuba. During a residency at Arizona State University, Cuban artists José Angel Toirac and Meira Marrero worked with American artist Patricia Clark to make La Edad de Oro (The Golden Age), a video triptych that juxtaposes American and Cuban coverage of the daily vicissitudes in this child’s life. A series of objects that reflect the tension between his experience and “normal” childhood complement the triptych.
This work is included in an exhibition of works from the permanent collection, which includes a focus on contemporary art from Cuba. The exhibition includes works added since the origination of the exhibition Contemporary Art from Cuba: Irony and Survival on the Utopian Island, with the triptych among works commissioned by the Museum.
Artists in the Exhibition
Included in the exhibition are works by Pedro Alvarez, Belkis Ayón, Abel Barroso, Jacqueline Brito, Yamilys Brito, Patricia Clark, Carlos Estévez, René Francisco, Carlos Garaicoa, Luis Gómez, Kcho, Los Carpinteros, Meira Marrero, Sandra Ramos, Fernando Rodríguez, Esterio Segura, José A. Toirac, Tonel (Antonio Eligio Fernández), and Osvaldo Yero.
ASU Art Museum Presentation
Organized by Marilyn A. Zeitlin, CUBAN ART FROM THE PERMANENT COLLECTION will be installed in the ASU Art Museum’s Nelson Fine Arts Center location.
Duration
CUBAN ART FROM THE PERMANENT COLLECTION (October 11, 2003 — March 6, 2004) is open at the Nelson Fine Arts Center: Tuesday from 10am to 9pm, Wednesday through Saturday from 10am to 5pm.
Support
The exhibition and related programs are supported in part by Friends of the ASU Art Museum and the ASU Art Museum Store.
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