Starting with the groundbreaking 1981 exhibit called "Volumen I," New Art of Cuba provided the first comprehensive look at the works of the first generation of Cuban artists completely shaped by the 1959 revolution. This revised edition includes a new epilogue that discusses developments in Cuban art since the book's publication in 1994, including the exodus of artists in the early 1990s, the effects of the new dollar economy on the status of artists, and the shift away from socialist themes to more personal concerns in the artists' works. Twenty-four new color plates augment the more than 200 b&w illustrations of the original volume.
Luis Camnitzer is Professor Emeritus of Art at the State University of New York at Old Westbury and an internationally renowned artist.
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 "Volumen I"
- 2 Cuban Influences on the 1980s Generation
- 3 Art within the Revolution
- 4 Art Education in Cuba
- 5 The Generations Following "Volumen I"
- 6 The Individuals
- 7 Cuban Art and Postmodernism
- Postscript
- Second Postscript
- Epilogue: Luis Camnitzer with Rachel Weiss
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
Related Titles
