Extra Credit: "The Theme of Race in Contemporary Cuban Art" 3/28/16

Post date: Mar 21, 2016 1:59:20 PM

“The Theme of Race in Contemporary Cuban Art”

Monday, March 28, 2016, 4-6 pm at Lesley University Sherrill Library, Room 350 - Brattle Campus http://www.lesley.edu/directions/

A lecture by Alexis Esquivel,

Cuban visual and performance artist whose work has openly explored themes of history, race and identity, particularly in a Cuban cultural context

This lecture offers a reflection on the issue of race in Cuba and its historical development, drawing from an analysis of some of the most important artists to address these themes since the turn of the century. Esquivel will guide a virtual trip through a series of exhibitions mounted in Cuba and abroad in the last 18 years, examining the complexities of the debate over race in Cuba. Through the voices of the artists the talk will explore the social reality of Afro-Cubans in an island context. From the curated expositions of Queloides I Parte (1997), Ni músicos ni deportistas (1997),Queloides (1999), Queloides, Raza y racismo en el Arte cubano contemporáneo (2010, 2011, 2012), to Without Masks: Contemporary Afro-Cuban Art (2010, 2014) and Drapetomanía, Homenaje al Grupo Antillano (2013, 2014, 2015), Esquivel will seek to understand, compare and explain the features of different spaces in Afro-transatlantic history. He will also analyze the symbolic impact of the Obama era and the construction of the story realized in the African Diaspora, as well as the effect of reestablishing diplomatic relations between the United States and Cuba.

Presented by the GSASS Diversity Committee with support from the Lesley University Diversity Council, the Division of Counseling and Psychology, the Division of Expressive Therapy and The Black and Latino Student Union. In collaboration with The Lesley College of Art and Design (LUCAD) for more information contact Dalia Llera dllera@lesley.edu* [one of the judges for Artistas Latin@s presentations!]

If you plan to attend, email Profe regarding the Extra Credit Reflection