including intaglios and wood, drawing inspiration from the cultural diversity of the region. In November, 1996, the national magazine Folk Art named Sanchez the most important Cuban-American Folk ...

Carlos Rios is a Cuban-born painter best known for his realistic depictions of tropical landscapes. Using an ingenious spherical perspective, Rios creates a visual sensation in which the viewer seems ...

A Cuban court sentenced the artist-dissident in 2022 to five years in jail in a high-profile case that human rights groups branded a "farce" but that Cuban state media said was a fair trial over ...

A pattern is starting to appear in Cimafunk’s album titles. The Afro-Cuban funk artist named his 2017 debut “Terapia,” or “Therapy,” and his 2021, Grammy-nominated follow-up was called ...

The Teiger Foundation, a private foundation that supports contemporary art curators, has awarded a total of $3,925,000 in grants to 50 curators across the U.S., including three curators with projects ...

Norway's Rafto Prize, honouring human rights champions, was on Thursday awarded to imprisoned Cuban artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcantara, "for his fearless opposition to authoritarianism through art.

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When you walk into the world of Mickalene Thomas, prepare to be dazzled. The 53-year-old artist uses rhinestones, collage, silkscreen and video to create pieces that celebrate women – proud ...

Mothers of Invention tells the story of how the movements, media, and styles of the past 50 years were inspired by feminism — through mostly White artists. On October 4, 2024, the Brooklyn Museum will ...