Cubans Wifredo Lam and Carlos Luna showcased at Museum of Latin American Art - Los Angeles

TWO OF Cuba’s artistic exports — 20th century Modernist Wifredo Lam and emerging artist Carlos Luna — have landed side by side at Long Beach’s Museum of Latin American Art, in shows offering two variations on the theme of Cuban identity.

“The identity of being Cuban is not a one-way road,” says painter and sculptor Carlos Luna, via his wife and translator, Claudia. After all, modern Cuba is a conglomeration of Spanish, African and Indian elements, a mixed culture influenced by slave trading and the international sugar cane market. And though the works of Luna and the late Lam may differ in focus and style, Luna says, they both address “a very essential part of Cuban life, which stems from certain traditions and mixture.”"*

Stumble it! | |

Other posts that may interest you

Marketing Agency Arámbula Phillips Communications And World Renowned Chef/Author John Sedlar Form Partnership With New Musem Tamal In Los Angeles

The Museum of Latin American Art Inaugurates The Lexus Gallery with Photo-Based Art from the Permanent Collection - Long Beach, California

After Frida - Mari Carmen Ramírez - Latin American Art

Museum exhibits explore heritage of Afro-Mexicans - California African American Museum in Los Angeles.

Contemporary Latin American and Latino Art can be seen at Atlanta’s High Museum through May 4

Latino Athletes Celebrated in Chicago

The museum U.S. Latinos had pictured - Museo Alameda in San Antonio

Spanning the Florida Straits: Cuban art exhibit merges island with exile

Museum presents Latin America in Long Beach, California

Hispanic Art From Christopher Columbus to Cheech Marin at the Philadelphia Museum of Art