Here are some photos of art I saw when wandering around back streets up & down Cuba. I hope you like them. In Havana In Baracoa, In Cienfuegos and in Camagüey.
Places
Living in an art gallery – the Casa de Arte Jover in Camagüey, Cuba
This is the home of Cuban artists Joel Jover and Ileana Sánchez, open to the public and, I think, worthy of a feature in World Of Interiors magazine. The building itself is beautiful as so many others in Cuba, full of their paintings and collections of antiques and bric-a-brac mixed up in a riotously bonkers interior. Like […]
Fusterlandia, Havana 2 of 2
The magic continues outside José Fuster’s house and into the neighbouring streets with other residents joining in and the participation of community groups. The revolution is of course included, with the Granma leading Latin-American countries and characters in this huge mural.
Fusterlandia, Havana 1 of 2
This ongoing project, seen during my recent trip to Cuba, initially began in artist José Fuster’s house in the Havana suburb of Jaimanitas over 20 years ago, and has gradually spilt out into the streets of his neighbourhood. His home is the centrepiece, a totally immersive environment of crazy mosaic and painting Fuster has blended […]
The London Art Fair
It’s always worth setting aside at least a couple of hours for the London Art Fair, the largest art fair in January held at the Business Design Centre in Islington as you get to see a comprehensive selection of art from the 20th & 21st centuries. Vigo Gallery showed from their regular stable of artists: […]
ActionSpace: for artists with learning difficulties
Based at Cockpit Studios in Holborn, ActionSpace puts on a show during the twice-yearly open studios.The work exhibited is overwhelmingly joyful and exuberant yet I had never stopped to find out more as the people there were already busy with other visitors. I didn’t talk to anyone this time either but at least managed to pick up […]