The work of Roberto Diago examines the roots and role of slavery in Cuban history and culture, offering a critical voice to the discourse on racism in Cuba. Exploring racism in Cuba ”in what was formerly a plantation society” has generally been regarded as an act of resistance to the revolution, which ignored the issue in the interest of solidarity. But for Diago, as an Afro-Cuban artist, it cannot be ignored. Diago makes paintings and conceptual installations with found materials sourced from his neighborhood bits of wood, plastic bottles, and rusty metals. These discarded materials are given new life and meaning by careful construction and juxtaposition, as Diago addresses both the visible and invisible strands of racial oppression in Cuba.
This exhibition is funded in part by the National Endowment for the Arts. All artworks on loan are courtesy of the artist and Magnan Metz Gallery, New York.
Free admission!
Gallery hours: 11:00AM - 4:00PM, open until 7:00PM on Thursdays
Date
January 30, 2018 - March 3, 2018
Location
Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art 161 Calhoun Street
, SC
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