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Exodus: Alternate Documents

Sept. 11th to Nov. 13th/2014

Curated by Aluna Curatorial Collective at Centro Cultural Español de Miami (CCEMiami)
Willy Castellanos
Guest Artists: Coco Fusco, Juan Si Gonzalez and Manuel A. Zapata

A project of reflection on the phenomenon of emigration and large human displacements. The proposal of Aluna Curatorial Collective starts with the creation of a setting that displaces the limits of documental photography, and transforms it into an open exercise for the recovery of collective memory in Miami (…)

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Raúl Cañibano: The Island Re-Portrayed. A retrospective vision (1992-2012)

From March 9th to May 20th/2013 at Aluna Art Foundation

Cañibano’s gaze redefined the image of the common man in the Cuba at the crossroads of the centuries, shifting the concept of reality towards areas that were not stamped with the heroic view (…)

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Flight (Hospital Bed) Series

From January 19th to February 23th/2013 at Aluna Art Foundation | Focus Locus

A series by Maria Martinez-Cañas

María Martínez-Cañas accomplished a ritual act of communion. The artwork originates in her having accompanied a close friend through his agony in a hospital, and visiting the posthumous exhibition of Carlos Alfonzo .Exorcizing (…)

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UJAMAA: Inertia of the Vine

From December 5th to January 15th/2013 at Aluna Art Foundation | Focus Locus

Works by Ernesto Oroza

A series that derives its name from a political group which sought in Africa the utopia of collectivism accounting for traces of anonymous and collective forms of creation (…)

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The Sons of the Island

From August 25th to October 20th/2012 at Aluna Art Foundation | Focus Locus

Photographs by Cristóbal Herrera-Ulaskevich, curated by Aluna Curatorial Collective

The show opens a door onto the endearing universe of childhood in Cuba, or to their capacity to build (…)

UPCOMING EVENTS

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Interpretative Guided Tour: Weaving the Tension Between Nature and Urban Sprawl.

Interpretative Guided Tour: Weaving the Tension Between Nature and Urban Sprawl. Sunday, January 15, 2023 Alissa Alfonso, Sharon Berebichez, Nancy Billings, RemiJin Camping, Maritza Caneca, Mabelin Castellanos, Alex De Yavorsky, Jocelyn Flores, Amy Gelb, Isabel Infante, Jeanne Jaffe, Marlene Kohn, Oriana Lacau, Adriana Lo Mascolo, Aurora Molina, Vero Murphy, Juliana Navarro Torres, Cynthia Passavanti, Felisa Prieto, […]
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Unfolding Visions of Contemporary Mayan Art, a live lecture by Dr. Adriana Herrera in the context of the exhibition Tiempo Circular

The Aluna Art Foundation is proud to invite you to the live lecture “Unfolding Visions of Contemporary Mayan Art”, presented by Dr. Adriana Herrera in the context of the exhibition Tiempo Circular organized by Tanya Brillembourg Art with the support of the Guatemalan Consulate in Miami.
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Live Talk at Pinta Art Fair 2022 | Textile Art: Spinning the Political with Ancestral Practices

This PINTA TALK featuring fiber artist Pip Brant, Aurora Molina and Evelyn Politzer is moderated by Adriana Herrera PhD, cofounder of Aluna Art Foundation. They will discuss politically-charged fiber arts and ways of exploring the relationship between gender, history, and fiber ancestral traditions and its connection with contemporary textile art.
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Zoom Talk | Threading the City’s virtual panel discussion

The Circularity of Textile Time features art historian and Pre-Columbian Art experts Carol Damian, Ph.D., and Shelley Burian, Ph.D., moderated by Adriana Herrera, Ph.D. The discussion will explore the relationship between pre-Hispanic textiles and modern fiber art and examine the living presence of indigenous art not only in contemporary artists who are direct descendants of native peoples, but also in other Latin American artists, including some Miami artists who work with fiber.
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Florida Humanities and the National Endowments for the Humanities supports educational programing during Threading the City, a series of fiber art exhibits across Miami.

Florida Humanities awarded a Community Project Grant Award to Aluna Art Foundation for the public programming of Threading the City. Lead scholar Adriana Herrera, Ph.D., joins other invited scholars, including: Carol Damian, (…)
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