March 14-June 9, 2019
Exhibiting Artists:
Carlos Alfonzo
Waldo Balart
Mario Bencomo
Cundo Bermúdez
Jose Ygnacio Bermúdez
Mario Carreño
Consuelo Castañeda
Liset Castillo
Hugo Consuegra
Rafael Domenech
Tomas Esson
Agustín Fernández
Enrique Gay García
Anthony Goicolea
Mirta Gómez
María Martínez-Cañas
Ana Mendieta
Glexis Novoa
Felipe Orlando
Lydia Rubio
Emilio Sánchez
Andrés Serrano
César Trasobares
Gladys Triana
Ángela Valella
Eduardo del Valle
Katarina Wong
The Organization of American States (OAS) AMA | Art Museum of the Americas and the CINTAS Foundation proudly present A Gaze through the CINTAS Fellowship Program: a Selection of Works from the CINTAS Foundation and the Art Museum of the Americas Collections. This exhibition illustrates the fruitful efforts of the CINTAS Foundation in promoting the arts of Cubans and descendants of Cubans beyond the island, for more than 55 years, juxtaposing works from the Foundation with those of the Art Museum of the Americas collection, through works of artists of the Cuban vanguard such as Hugo Consuegra and Mario Carreño, as well as artists who emerged from the later 20th century such as Andrés Serrano and Ana Mendieta.
The Cuban Arts Foundation—later the CINTAS Foundation—was founded in 1957 by the Cuban philanthropist, diplomat, art collector, businessman, and bibliophile Oscar Cintas (1887-1957), just prior to his death. In 1963, the CINTAS fellowship program began in New York City, executed by the Institute of International Education, which after World War II was devoted to promoting exchanges between the United States and the world, managing programs including the Fulbright. Luis Lastra, former staff member of the Visual Arts Unit of the Pan American Union, explains that the Institute of International Education was in charge of setting guide ...More...
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