The exhibition “Exposition Dialogue” in Association NOEMI-Espace Brownstone
Presented as part of the Fondation Bernard Grau – Académie des Beaux-Arts printmaking residency for Cuban artists (in partnership with Villa Dufraine and the Cité internationale des arts), “DIALOGUE” brings together two leading voices in contemporary Cuban art: Abel Barroso and Elio Jesús.
Abel Barroso, internationally acclaimed for his witty and critical approach, merges woodcut and sculpture to address social and political issues through humor and craftsmanship. His tactile, interactive works challenge themes of globalization, bureaucracy, and migration.
Elio Jesús, a rising visual artist, explores the fragility of human nature through drawing, printmaking, installation, and in situ interventions. A graduate of ISA (Havana), his work has been featured in major exhibitions across London, Venice, Mexico City, Madrid, and Havana.
Abel Barroso, internationally acclaimed for his witty and critical approach, merges woodcut and sculpture to address social and political issues through humor and craftsmanship. His tactile, interactive works challenge themes of globalization, bureaucracy, and migration.
Elio Jesús, a rising visual artist, explores the fragility of human nature through drawing, printmaking, installation, and in situ interventions. A graduate of ISA (Havana), his work has been featured in major exhibitions across London, Venice, Mexico City, Madrid, and Havana.
Abel Barroso
Cuban contemporary artist
Abel Barroso (b. 1971, Pinar del Río, Cuba) is a renowned Cuban contemporary artist best known for his witty and ironic wood sculptures and installations that comment on globalization, migration, and access to technology. A graduate of the Instituto Superior de Arte (ISA) in Havana, Barroso constructs mock “technological” devices—like wooden computers and immigration terminals—that critique both capitalist and socialist systems. His work has been widely exhibited internationally, including at the Havana Biennial, the Pérez Art Museum Miami, and the Museum of Latin American Art in Long Beach. Blending humor with sharp social commentary, Barroso’s art serves as a playful yet poignant examination of borders, bureaucracy, and belonging.
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Max Holden
Cuban contemporary artist
Elio Jesús Peña (b. 1987, Holguín, Cuba) is a contemporary Cuban sculptor and installation artist whose practice revolves around transformation, materiality, and the intersection of nature and technology. A graduate of the Escuela Nacional de Arte (ENA) and ISA in Havana, Peña often uses wood, metal, and recycled materials to create immersive environments that evoke themes of migration, displacement, and ecological tension. His work has been featured in national exhibitions like the Havana Biennial and has gained recognition in both Latin American and European art circuits for its poetic and critical engagement with Cuba’s social and environmental landscape.
Explore Elio Jesús’s other artworks
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