February 16, 2008
Field Trip?
For those of in the Northeast, there’s an exhibition of “contemporary Cuban art” at the Hunterdon Museum in Clinton, NJ until the end of March. According to State of the Arts, “Cuba! Artists Experience Their Country”…
celebrates the moral bravery and creative strength of Cuban artists who continue to find ways to express their deepest concerns under difficult circumstances. Work by more than two dozen artists working under the Castro regime is on display. With a focus on the past 30 years, Cuban and Cuban-expatriate artists confront the social, cultural and political forces which reflect their experiences of their homeland.
The show was inspired by the curator Kristen Accola’s trip to Cuba in 2006. So who knows. It’s my experience that the art speaks for itself. Details here.
Also heard about a book by Denver Deputy Mayor Bill Vidal, titled Boxing for Cuba. You can read about him here. Vidal was one of the Pedro Pan children, and the book seems to continue where most of our memoirs end- the arrival in the United States. I’d love to read our experience growing up in the country made real. I am a bit hesitant, because one review mentioned the word “forgiveness,” and I’m wondering if that’s code for something else. If anyone’s read it, I’d love info.
Posted by rsnlk at February 16, 2008 08:13 AM
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RSNLK,
Vis-a-vis, Deputy Mayor Bill Vidal, I clicked on to the link that you provided and, I don't know if you noticed that it has a video with an interview with Bill Vidal. I haven't read his book either, but he says something in the interview that made me a bit uncomfortable and sent up a warning flag, he said that he wants normalized relations between Cuba and the USA. So, that along with the code words in the review of his book [i.e. "forgiveness"] may give you an idea of the books political bent.
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at February 16, 2008 10:16 AM
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