Program: Symposium

Friday, March 7, 2008

Art from the Island Nation
Transnational Cuba and the Myth of Isolation

Art from the Island Nation: Transnational Cuba and the Myth of Isolation, a one-day symposium held in conjunction with UCR Sweeney Art Gallery's exhibition The Signs Pile Up: Paintings by Pedro Álvarez, and the publication of the book of the same title by UCR Sweeney Art Gallery and Smart Art Press, will explore the racial, economic, cultural, and iconographic complexities of Cuban identity during the Special Period (which occurred during the 90s) through the work of one of this generation's leading Cuban artists, Pedro Álvarez, whose work addressed the myth of Cuba's isolated state in regards to Cuban identity.

Schedule

11:00 AM - HMNSS 1500 (campus map)
Kevin Power
The Question of Cuba in Latin American Art
Podcast Available

12:00 PM - HMNSS 1500 (campus map)
Antonio Eligio Fernandez
Tracing the Transnational: Influences, Inspirations, and Complexities in Cuban Art
Podcast Available

3:00 PM - Sweeney Art Gallery (map)
Carmen Cabrera-Álvarez
What Made the "Special Period" Special?: Cuban Artists during the Crisis
Podcast Available

5:00 PM - Sweeney Art Gallery (map)
Reception (Food and Beverages Served)

6:00 PM - Sweeney Art Gallery (map)
Panel Discussion
Kevin Power, Antonio Eligio Fernandez
and Carmen Cabrera-Álvarez
The Signs Pile Up: Pedro Alvarezís Cuban Imagination