The art of evolution: ‘Unbroken Ties’ explores a Cuban identity that endures despite politics and exile

In the mid-1990s, while Miami’s art establishment was fighting bitterly over the political sensibilities of exhibiting works made in Cuba, a Cuban-American curator quietly began amassing a formidable collection of Cuban art for the Museum of Art in Fort Lauderdale.

At first, Jorge H. Santis exclusively acquired works by the most notable Cuban artists living in the United States, the long-exiled and the often less-politically-correct new arrivals who refused to make public declarations against the Cuban government. Then in 2002, working through dealers and collectors with Cuba connections, Santis began to acquire significant works by some of the most promising artists still in Cuba.”*

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