Opening Day Lecture | “Navigating the Waves: Contemporary Cuban Photography” Sunday, September 29, 2024 2 p.m.-3 p.m.
Gory (Rogelio López Marin), from the series It’s Only Water in the Teardrop of a Stranger (Es sólo agua en la lágrima de un extraño), 1986, printed 2023, chromogenic print, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, museum purchase funded by the Photography Subcommittee.
Alberto Korda, Heroic Guerrilla (Guerillero heroico), 1960, printed 1995, gelatin silver print, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, museum purchase funded by Dan and Mary Solomon. © Estate Alberto Korda.
Osvaldo Salas, Five Points of Fidel (Cinco puntos de Fidel), 1982, gelatin silver print, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, gift of the estate of Esther Parada. © 1982 Osvaldo Salas.
September 29, 2024
On opening day of Navigating the Waves: Contemporary Cuban Photography, the curators offer an inside look at the evolution of photography in Cuba from the 1960s to the 2010s. The exhibition traces contemporary Cuban photography from its role in promoting the Cuban Revolution after Fidel Castro’s 1959 overthrow of the Batista government to engaging in social and political critique following the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union.
Showcasing 100 images, Navigating the Waves celebrates the Museum’s acquisition of some 300 photographs from Chicago-based collectors Madeleine and Harvey Plonsker.
Plan Your Visit
- Free with Museum admission
- This lecture takes place in Brown Auditorium Theater on the lower level of the Law Building. Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis. The exhibition is located in the Kinder Building.
- On the day of the lecture, the illustrated exhibition catalogue is available for purchase.
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About the Speakers
- Malcolm Daniel is the Gus and Lyndall Wortham Curator of Photography at the MFAH
- Raquel Carrera is the Curatorial Associate for Latin American & Latino Art at the MFAH
Learning and Interpretation programs receive generous funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services; Samuel H. Kress Foundation; The Brown Foundation, Inc.; Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo; Houston Junior Woman's Club; Sharon G. Dies; Sterling-Turner Foundation; Susan Vaughan Foundation; and additional generous donors.
“Navigating the Waves: Contemporary Cuban Photography” is organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
Major support is provided by:
Madeleine and Harvey Plonsker
Additional generous support is provided by:
Mary and Bernardino Arocha
Carolyn Covault
Dr. Patricia J. Eifel
Linda and George Kelly