Building Bridges II: The Politics of Love, Identity and Race
13th Havana Biennial, Havana, Cuba
April 12 – May 12, 2019
Location
Galeria Carmen Montilla
Norma Jimenez Iradiz, Directora
Calle de los Oficios No. 162, Old Havana
Opening Reception: April 13, 2019, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Curators Myrtis Bedolla and Ana Joa reunite for the second iteration of Building Bridges II: The Politics of Love, Identity, and Race. In bridging peoples, politics, and cultures, the exhibition investigates the dogma of love, gender politics, and prevailing assumptions about identity and race. We thank Eusebio Leal Spengler, Old Havana Restoration Project for his support.
Los curadores Myrtis Bedolla y Ana Joa se reúnen para la segunda versión de Haciendo Puentes II: La Política del Amor, la Identidad y la Raza. Al unir a los pueblos, la política y las culturas, la exposición investiga el dogma del amor, la política de género y los supuestos prevalentes sobre la identidad y la raza. Agradecemos a Eusebio Leal Spengler, Havana Vieja Restauracion Proyecto por su apoyo.
American Artists: Tawny Chatmon, Wesley Clark, Larry Cook, Alfred Conteh, Anna U. Davis, Morel Doucet, Vance Gragg, Susan Goldman, Michael Gross, Ronald Jackson, M. Scott Johnson, and Delita Martin.
Cuban Artists: Julia Valdés Borrero, Luis Jorge Joa, Daylene Rodriquez Moreno, Caridad Ramos Mosquera, Zaida del Rio, Eduardo Roca Salazar (Choco), Alicia Leal Veloz, and Jorge Jacas Vivanco.
Artwork
Julia Valdes Borrero, Cuban
Título/Untitled
Acrílico-técnica mixta/canvas 140 x 140 cm
2019
Tawny Chatmon, USA
The Redemption/She is Gold
Photography, Photo-Manipulation, Gold leaf, acrylic paint
24"x28" unframed
2019
Wesley Clark, USA
Sentence Structure
Wood, xerox transfer, oil, nails
34 x 7 inches - varied
2011
Larry Cook, USA
Camille
Medium: Photography - archival ink jet print (2/4)
Dimensions: 24 x 20 inches
2011
Larry Cook, USA
Maria
Medium: Photography - archival ink jet print (3/4)
Dimensions: 24 x 20 inches
2011
Alfred Conteh, USA
Title: Calvin
Medium: Acrylic and atomized steel dust on paper
Dimensions: 22 x 30 inches
Year: 2019
Anna U. Davis, USA
Title: Tug of War
Medium: Acrylic, Ink and Paper Collage on Stretched Belgian linen
Dimensions: 30 x 40 inches
Year: 2019
Morel Doucet, USA
We be Hair, Cells, and Everything Black
Silkscreen on paper with rice paper
22 1/2" x 30"
2019
Morel Doucet, USA
When they Stay in the Sun their Shadows Grow with Regrets
Silkscreen on paper with coconut husk
22 ½ x 30 inches
2019
Vance M Gragg, USA
Hermandad y Tradicion (Sister Hood and Tradition)
Photographic Prints - Face Mounted to
Acrylic Display
Photo Collage: 9 Prints
48"x48"
Susan Goldman, USA
Black Flower Square, Y.B.T.R.
Screenprint
Edition no: 1/1 (Monotype)
40 x 30 inches
2018
Michael Gross, USA
Going
Screenprint
Edition no: 18/30
30 x 22 ½ inches
2005
Ronald Jackson, USA
Untitled, #1
Oil, fabric and paper collaged on watercolor paper
22 x 30 inches
2019
Ronald Jackson, USA
Untitled, #2
Oil, fabric and paper collaged on watercolor paper
22 x 30 inches
2019
Luis Jorge Joa, Cuban
Desafió/Challenge
Vinilo/PVC (fotografia) 50 x70 cm
2017
Luis Jorge Joa, Cuban
El General bajo la Tormenta/The General under the Storm
Vinilo/PVC (fotografia) 50 x70 cm
2017
M. Scott Johnson, USA
Africoid Cranium 3026 a.d.
Marble
14 h x 12w x 7d inches, 45 lbs
2013
Michael Scott Johnson, USA
Resurrection of Shango
Digital photomontage
24 x 36 inches
2015
Delita Martin, USA
Title: Aziza (Spirit of the Forest)
Medium: Gelatin Printing, Relief, Charcoal, Fabric, Hand-stitching
Dimensions: 30 x 43 inches
Year: 2019
Daylene Rodriquez Moreno, Cuban
Pagador de Promesas/ Payer of Promises
Photography, 120 x 80 cm
2018
Daylene Rodriquez Moreno, Cuban,
Sueño con Serpientes/ Dreamer with Snakes
Photography, 110 x 150 cm
2018
Opening Reception: May 13, 2017, 3:00 – 6:00 PM. Artists’ Talk: May 13, 2017, 5:00 – 6:00 PM. Community programming will be offered during the course of the exhibitions.
Building Bridges: The Politics of Love, Identity and Race features works by American and Cuban artists who unite to investigate the politicization of love, identity and race. Artists of multi‐racial and multi‐cultural backgrounds explore the notion of love—as power and play; offer conceptual and formal dialogue on identity; and examine race as a mechanism to unify or divide a nation and its people.
The exhibit builds upon the new relationship charted by America and Cuba. Participating in the exhibit are preeminent Cuban artists: Julia Valdés Borreno, Zaida del Rio, Alicia Leal Veloz and Eduardo Roca (Choco) Salazar will be visiting from Havana, Cuba.
Featured Artists
Cuban: Julia Valdés Borreno, Zaida del Rio, Alicia Leal Veloz and Eduardo Roca (Choco) Salazar
American: Morel Doucet, Michael Gross, Jamea Richmond-Edwards and Delita Martin
Curated by Myrtis Bedolla and Ana Joa
Crossing, Acrylic on canvas, 40” x 60”, 2016, by Alicia Leal Veloz, Cuban
Night Travelers (detail), Gelatin printing, mixed media on paper, 6 ft. x 12.5 ft. (Triptych), 2016 by Delita Martin, American
Building Bridges: The Politics of Love, Identity and Race
May 13 – July 21, 2017
Building Bridges: The Politics of Love, Identity and Race features works by American and Cuban artists who unite to investigate the politicization of love, identity and race. Artists of multi‐racial and multi‐cultural backgrounds explore the notion of love—as power and play; offer conceptual and formal dialogue on identity; and examine race as a mechanism to unify or divide a nation and its people.
The exhibit builds upon the new relationship charted by America and Cuba. Participating in the exhibit are preeminent Cuban artists: Julia Valdés Borreno, Zaida del Rio, Alicia Leal Veloz and Eduardo Roca (Choco) Salazar will be visiting from Havana, Cuba.
Featured Artists
Cuban: Julia Valdés Borreno, Zaida del Rio, Alicia Leal Veloz and Eduardo Roca (Choco) Salazar
American: Morel Doucet, Michael Gross, Jamea Richmond-Edwards and Delita Martin
Curated by Myrtis Bedolla and Ana Joa
Artwork
Sin Título (Untitled), 2017, Mixed media, acrylic on canvas, 38" H x 52" W, by, Julia Valdés Borrero
Sin Título (Untitled), 2017, Mixed media, acrylic on canvas, 19 11/16"H x 47 5/16"W, by, Julia Valdés Borrero
Sin Título (Untitled), 2017, Mixed media, acrylic on caAnvas, 19 7/8"H x 27 11/16"W, by, Julia Valdés Borrero
El Abrazo (The Hug), 2014, Collography, 44 1/2"H x 35"W (framed), by Eduardo Roca (Choco) Salazar
Empujando el Muro (Pushing the Wall), 2001, Collography, 25 3/16"H x 39 11/16"W (unframed), by Eduardo Roca (Choco) Salazar
El Cazador (The Hunter), 2001, Collography, 29"H x 25 1/2"W (framed), by Eduardo Roca (Choco) Salazar
De Perfil III (Profile III), 2013, Collography, 24"H x 18 3/4"W (framed), by Eduardo Roca (Choco) Salazar
Atabey, 2011, Ink on paper, 19.5"H x 15.5"W, (framed) by Morel Doucet
Acionna, 2013, Pen and ink on paper, 19.5"H x 15.5"W (framed) by Morel Doucet
The Sweeter the Juice, 2016
Mixed Media Collage on Canvas
40” x 30"
In the Beginning, 2016
Mixed Media Collage on Canvas
40” x 30"
Mother of Men, 2016
Mixed Media Collage on Canvas
48” x 36"
The Cost of Making Her Run, 2014, Ink and chalk pastel on board 40"H x 32"W (diptych) by Jamea Richmond Edwards
Allegory of a Free Mind #3, 2016, Conte, ink and oil on paper, 19"H x 19"W (framed) by Jamea Richmond Edwards
Colors 2, 2017, Acrylic on canvas, 48"H x 36"W by Michael Gross
Color 6 2016, Acrylic on canvas, 48"H x 108"W (diptych) by Michael Gross
Moonflower, 2017, Charcoal, relief printing, acrylic, decorative papers, and hand-stitching, 60.5"H x 49"W by Delita Martin
Night Travelers, 2016, Gelatin printing, mixed media on paper, On View at the David Driskell Center, 6'H x 12.5'W (triptych) by Delita Martin
The Watcher, 2015
Gelatin Printing, Hand-stitched fabric, Conte, 38 x 50 in. by Delita martin
Meet Me in the Night, 2016
Acrylic, Relief Printing, Conte, Hand-Stitching, Decorative Papers
39” x 50” by Delita Martin
I Know How to Read and Write, 28" x 20", Mix media on cardboard, 2014, by Zaida Del Rio
Aurora, 22" x 30", Mix media on cardboard, 2015, by Zaida Del Rio
Rosalia, 22" x 30", Mix media on cardboard, 2015, by Zaida Del Rio
Daughters of Yemayá, 22" x 30", Mix media on cardboard, 2016, by Zaida Del Rio
La Rama Natural, 2016, Mixta-tela (mixed media on canvas), 51.5"H x 37.5"W by Zaida del Río
Crossing, Acrylic on canvas, 40” x 60”, 2016, by Alicia Leal Veloz, Cuban
My Flag, Acrylic on canvas, 58” x 39”, 2016, by Alicia Leal Veloz
From My Home, Acrylic on canvas, 39” x 32”, 2016, by Alicia Leal Veloz
The Bride of the Tree, Acrylic on canvas, 35” x28” 2016, by Alicia Leal Veloz
Perlas para un collar, 2017, Acrylic on canvas, Unframed request Viewing 39" H x 32.75" W, by Alicia Leal Veloz
Little Girl of My Thought, Acrylic on canvas, 2006, by Alicia Leal Veloz
Seated Woman, 1987, Color viscosity etching, A/P, 31"H x 25"W (framed) by Stephenie Pogue, Provenance: William Pogue Collection