World renowned curator Gerardo Mosquera joins forces with art critic Francine Birbragher-Rozencwaig to discuss her groundbreaking book Essays on 20th Century Latin American Art. The book provides a broad synthesis of the subject through short chapters illustrated with reproductions of iconic works by artists who have made significant contributions to art and society.
The publication provides an in-depth analysis of political issues in Latin American art and popular culture, introducing views on artists and art-related issues that have rarely been addressed. Organized both regionally and thematically, it takes a unique approach to the exploration of art in the Americas, beginning with discussions of Modernism and Abstraction, followed by a chapter on art and politics from the 1960s to the 1980s. The author covers not only Cuba, but other countries in Central America and the Caribbean, regions not usually discussed in Latin American art history surveys. Her essays will be of
interest to students and scholars of Latin American history, culture, art, international relations, gender studies, and sociology, as well as Caribbean studies.
After the interview, there will be a Q&A with the audience, moderated by Perla Rozencvaig, CCCNY Vice-President and contributor to our Visual Arts Program.
This event is part of our CreateNYC Language Access Series on Cuban History, Art, and Literature. It will be held in English and will be streamed through our YouTube channel.
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[Image above: Beatriz González, Los papagayos (The Parrots), 1986-1987. Oil on paper, 29.52 x 472.44 inches (Fragment)
Photo by Óscar Monsalve. Courtesy of the artist and Casas Riegner.]
Francine Birbragher, born in the United States, is an art historian, independent curator, a founding and contributing editor of ArtNexus and an art critic. She received an M.A. in art history and a Ph.D. in Latin American history from the University of Miami. One of her
most recent curatorial works includes Life and Spirituality in Haitian
Art at the Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami (mocanom).
Gerardo Mosquera, born in Cuba, is a distinguished critic and one of the founding members of the Bienal de la Habana (1984,l986 and 1989), former curator of Cuban art at the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes and adjunct curator at the Museum of Modern Art in New York (1995-2009). His extensive curatorial work includes being Artistic Director of Photo España, Madrid 2011-2013 and Dreams and Deceptions in Cuban Art since 1950 (2017) at the Museum of Fine Art in Houston.
This event is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, and made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
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