Bárbaro Martínez-Ruiz

BAT: Bridging Art + Text viser komplekse historiske og nutidige forbindelser med værker og tekster af over 50 internationale kunstnere, forskere, kuratorer og forfattere.Bind I præsenterer kunst og performance med spiritualitet. Bind II præsenterer kunstnerne, som modarbejder racisme og diskrimination, og fremmer forskellige stemmer og identiteter. Bind III fokuserer på kritik af historiske hændelser og deres påvirkning af vores samtid.Med: Anders Juhl, Britt Kramvig, Catherine Lefebvre, Charl Landvreugd, Gillion Grantsaan, Jeannette Ehlers, Noufel Bouzeboudja, Patricia Kaersenhout, Sasha Huber, Søren Assenholt, Temi Odumosu, Yo-Yo Gonthier, Yvette Brackman m.fl.

José Bedia: 1976 – 2026: A Five Decade Field Study is a rich exploration of the career and work of Cuban artist – José Bedia. From being a formative member of the “Volumen Uno” Cuban art renaissance, Bedia’s international outreach continually grew from the 1980’s onward, reaching worldwide acclaim - spanning from his participation in the monumental exhibit Magiciens de la Terre in 1989 to winning First Prize at the Beijing Biennale in 2010. His unique artistic craft focuses on organic elements, tribal symbology, and shamanism from diverse cultures. Bedia’s work and artistic creations are deeply informed by living and past ancestral communities everywhere and his personal interactions with them, while simultaneously using a “field work” approach of an ethnographer or anthropologist to create his paintings, drawings, sculptures, and installations. Anchored by his 5-decade retrospective at the MARCO Museum of Monterrey, and also accompanied by text from various art scholars, this book will look at his trajectory focusing on his different styles and periods throughout the years, as well as images from his personal travels, and tribal collection, that directly impact his artistic output. Text in English and French.

The primary objective of The African in the Making of Cuban Art is to seamlessly blend African cultural concepts into an understanding of the evolution of Cuban art. This ambitious goal is achieved by delving the core artistic principles that have permeated various African civilizations, notably the Kongo and Yoruba traditions, and are now integral to Cuban art. The book aims to strike a balance in the ongoing discourse about the trajectory of Cuban art, which has primarily been shaped by Western art history. It does so by adopting a measured approach to the legacy of African belief systems, critical issues, and aesthetic choices, thereby acknowledging their profound significance in the development of a unique Cuban art.

This comprehensive book traces the history and development of visual traditions in the Kongo religions of Africa and Cuba (where it is known as Palo Monte).