The newly released issue of Artepoli (No. 46) features the extensive article “Between São Paulo and Miami: Cuban Art from Both Shores,” a bilingual piece that traces the international curatorial strategy of the Museum of Contemporary Art of the Americas (MoCAA) through its project Cuban Art from Both Shores. Written by Ángel Alonso, the article examines the parallel development of two exhibitions held in 2024: one at the Instituto Cervantes in São Paulo, Brazil, and the other at MoCAA’s headquarters in Kendall, Miami.
Conceived from the holdings of the Rodríguez Collection, the project brought together Cuban artists from the island and the diaspora, fostering a dialogue shaped by decades of political rupture, resilience, and aesthetic reinvention. As the article notes, the Brazilian reception engaged pointedly with the legacies of censorship, exile, and the historical frictions between state-sanctioned art and independent creative practice in Cuba. In contrast, the Miami chapter offered a more intimate register—one anchored in the affective memory of exile and the lived experience of a community that recognizes, in these works, a shared cultural terrain.
Artepoli emphasizes that Cuban Art from Both Shores is not merely an exhibition initiative but a cultural gesture that reframes the landscape of contemporary Cuban art through a plural and decentralized lens. Both chapters—Brazil and Miami—form a symbolic bridge where history, identity, and contemporary creation converge on equal footing.
The article features works by Gustavo Acosta, Carmen Herrera, Consuelo Castañeda, Aldo Menéndez, Amelia Peláez, Ana Albertina Delgado, Flavio Garciandía, Humberto Castro, among others, reaffirming the breadth and complexity of Cuban artistic production both within and beyond the island.
With this publication, Artepoli consolidates one of the most comprehensive critical narratives documenting MoCAA’s recent international trajectory. For the institution, it marks a decisive step toward articulating a regional and multidirectional discourse on Cuban art—one in which geography does not fragment history, but expands it.
Artepoli is a Spanish contemporary art magazine based in Barcelona and edited by artist and critic Ángel Alonso. Combining print and digital formats, the publication stands out for offering a plural platform devoted to criticism, research, and the visibility of both emerging and established artists. Each issue includes essays, interviews, exhibition reviews, portfolios, and a directory of visual creators, positioning Artepoli as a key reference within the Ibero-American art circuit. With a distinctly international vocation, the magazine pays particular attention to the cultural exchanges between Europe and Latin America, frequently featuring the work of Cuban and Latin American artists. Its editorial vision privileges analytical clarity, accessibility, and cross-cultural dialogue, consolidating the magazine as an independent and critical platform that documents and promotes contemporary art across diverse creative communities.