What the fire reveals
What the fire reveals arises from the observation of the forests affected by the fire in Yosemite National Park, California. In them, the devastation coexists with an unexpected beauty: charred trees remain upright on the blackened earth, while an intensely luminous sky opens up between the bare branches and, on the margins of the fire, […]
The Race
Jossie L Martinez Exhibition “It’s not for the love of art. Your spirit demands it. Passion and persistence are not coincidence, they are a duty!” J.L.M. Jossie Lynn Martinez (Havana, Cuba) emigrated to the United States in 1962. From childhood, she displayed artistic inclinations that led her to explore music, theater, and dance. She studied […]
Characters
Pictorial sample of Perla Sofía González This exhibition brings together a series of portraits of people who, for different reasons and at different times in their lives, have left a deep impression on the artist Perla Sofía González. Their selection does not respond to judgment or unconditional admiration, but to a deep emotional and human […]
Fredom 250
Artefactus Cultural Project Exhibition with sponsorship from the National Endowment for the Arts As part of the commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the United States’ independence, Artefactus Cultural Project presents the exhibition Freedom 250, a show that brings together eight artists whose works engage with key moments in American history and their multiple contemporary […]
Cyanotypes, by Arturo Arocha.
Artefactus Gallery invites you to the exhibition: Cyanotypes, by Arturo Arocha. His main interest lies in portraiture and candid photography: capturing the unrepeatable expression of a specific moment. Faced with a chronic shortage of available models, he has turned with scientific discipline to self-portraiture, becoming his most patient—and most demanding—subject. For the past couple of […]
Movement of emotions
Yennit Hernández Carrillo is a visual artist whose work explores the inner movement of emotions through color, texture, and matter. Her practice spans painting, sculpture, and spatial interventions, conceiving of art as an emotional and sensory experience that transcends mere decoration. Trained in Cuba, where she began her artistic studies at a young age and […]
INTERIOR(e)S by Rafael Bernard Alfonso
He was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, on August 11, 1953. At age 10, his father enrolled him in a sculpture class at the Maryland Institute of Art, where all his classmates were adults. Alfonso defines himself as an artist who uses every available medium to narrate and express ideas and realities of existence.
Metamorphosis by Jossie Lynn Martínez
Jossie Lynn Martínez (Havana, Cuba) immigrated to the United States in 1962. From a young age, she displayed artistic inclinations that led her to explore music, theater, and dance. She studied performing arts in the United States and abroad, participating in television commercials, soap operas, and theater productions. Her career was enriched by years spent […]
More About Me
In August, the Artefactus Cultural Center presents the exhibition “More About Me” by visual artist José Luis Moreno (Havana, 1963) in its gallery. In this exhibition, titled “More About Me,” the artist states, “I presented a retrospective that connects with my first solo exhibition, held in Cuba in 2003, dedicated to relationships and the female […]
The City of Columns
On Thursday, June 20, “The City of Columns” opens, by visual artist Felipe Alarcón Echenique (Havana, 1966), who currently resides in Madrid. This exhibition, inspired by Alejo Carpentier’s emblematic metaphor, is a pictorial reinterpretation of Havana from a perspective that combines Neo-Cubism and Antillean Baroque. The city’s columns multiply, fragment, and transform into signs of […]