BIENNALE DI VENEZIA 2026 - Cuba Pavilion
Artist: Juan Roberto Diago Durruthy | Title: Hombres Libres (Free Men) | Curator: Nelson Ramirez de Arellano Conde
2026.09.17
Majestic busts,
Black men and women, Emerged from slavery,
Yet still here.
Depicted without eyes and mouths,
Blind and silent,
Torn,
Yet still here.
Rough,
Weathered,
Scarred,
Yet still here.
Proud,
Sovereign,
Resilient,
Never to be erased.
by John C. Clements
ThinkArtMagazine.com
In association with Arroscia Residency
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