Havana is today one of the important capitals in the contemporary art world with an eight year old Biennial. With its last edition in 2000, the Biennial attracted thousands of international curators and museum groups, suggesting the new mainstream streak mix in Cuban culture and art. Havana has just inaugurated a first world New Museum of Fine Arts, which features Colonial, Modern and Contemporary Art. Artists from the Generations of the 80s and 90s are well represented.

Young and emerging Cuban artists look impressive. They remain based on the island nowadays, in contrast to those of the 1980s when the central problems were exile and diaspora. Today there is a current generalized fascination with Cuba, which explains the multiple international shows. ART-HAVANA explains the roots of contemporary Cuban art and its possibilities in the future. Artists and collectives will be visited, from well known stars to those who will be included for the first time in the next Havana Biennial.

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