 | "Mondologó" is one of the works by Manuel López Oliva that will be on view at the John Slade Ely House as part of the "Cuba from Within" program. |
The Yale Center for International and Area Studies (YCIAS) will explore the theme "Cuba From Within" with an exhibition, panel discussions and film screenings beginning in January.
"Manuel López Oliva: Cuba, Myth and Masquerade," an exhibition of paintings by a renowned Cuban artist, will be on view Jan. 13-March 5 at the John Slade Ely House, Center for Contemporary Art, 51 Trumbull St. The show is sponsored by the Edward J. and Dorothy Clarke Kempf Fund at Yale, YCIAS and its Council on Latin American and Iberian Studies and the John Slade Ely House.
López Oliva is renowned for his works, which often use theatrical themes to explore cultural values involving human behavior, conflicts of the individual, social environment and desires. His first solo show, "Cuba and the Theatre of Desire," was held in Bates College Museum of Art in Lewiston, Maine. In addition to numerous shows in his native Cuba, his work has been exhibited in galleries in Paris, Scotland, Columbia, Lithuania, Sweden and Poland.
There will be an opening reception for the New Haven show 5-8 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 13. There will also be gallery talks by Lillian Guerra, assistant professor of history at Yale and curator of the exhibition, at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 15, and Saturday, Feb. 4.
The public is invited to view the exhibition free of charge 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday-Friday and 2-5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday.
Two panel discussions will be presented as part of the "Cuba from Within" program. Both are free and open to the public.
"Spectacles of Substance: Performing National Identity in Cuba" will take place on Wednesday, Jan. 25, at 4:30 p.m. in Luce Hall, 34 Hilhouse Ave. The featured speakers will be Jill Lane, assistant professor of American studies and theater studies at Yale; Laura Redruello, Department of Spanish, Manhattan College; and Robert Nasatir, Department of Spanish, Fisk University.
"Images of Power and the Revolutionary Order" will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 8, at 4:30 p.m. in a location to be announced. The featured speakers will be Arsenio Cicero, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, University of Wisconsin at Madison; Ileana Fuentes, executive director, Red Feminista Cubana, a Miami-based non-govermental organization; and Guerra.
Three films will be screened as part of a "Cuban Film Series" taking place in the Luce Hall auditorium. Each film will be shown on a Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. and will be followed by a discussion led by a noted scholar. All are free and open to the public. The schedule of films and featured speakers follows:
Jan. 24 -- "Alicia en el pueblo de las maravillas [Alice in Wonderland]" (1991); discussion with Redruello.
Feb. 7 -- "Suite Habana [Suite Havana]" (2004); discussion with Cicero.
Feb. 21 -- "La vida es silbar [Life is to Whistle]" (1996); discussion with Guerra.
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