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Orestes Larios Zaak, Gregorio Perez Escobar
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"Cuban Artists in Madison: Celebrating Friendship/Artistas Cubanos en Madison: Celebrando Amistad," 11/4-24, DeRicci Gallery, Edgewood College (reception 5-7 pm, 11/6; "Canto a la vida: A View of Cuban Art Today" lecture 4 pm, 11/11, Predolin Bldg). 800-444-4861
When: Daily until 11/24/09
Call: 800-444-4861
Web: art.edgewood.edu
Email:
rskloot@wisc.edu
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NOTED CUBAN ARTISTS TO VISIT MADISON
With the recent thaw in Cuba-United States relations, it appears that Madison and Dane County will be major beneficiaries of the positive change. The proof will be seen in the visit of two renowned Cuban artists to exhibit their work at the DeRicci Gallery of Edgewood College from November 4-24, 2009. The opening reception for the exhibition will take place on Friday, Nov. 6, from 5:00-7:00 p.m at the gallery to which the public is invited. The DeRicci Gallery is open 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. daily. The exhibition has a particularly meaningful attachment to Madison’s Jewish community (see below).
The exhibition is called “Cuban Artists in Madison: Celebrating Friendship/Artistas Cubanos en Madison: Celebrando Amistad,” and is sponsored by the Madison-Camaguey Sister City Association with support from Edgewood College and the Dane County Cultural Affairs Commission with additional funds from the Overture Foundation and Pleasant T. Rowland Foundation.
The two artists, Orestes Larios Zaak and Gregorio Perez Escobar, are well-known in their native Cuba. Both hail from Camaguey, the city in
central Cuba with which Madison has had a “twin” relationship since 1994. One reason for their visit is to commemorate the fifteenth anniversary of the sister-city agreement. They will present a public lecture, “Canto a la vida: A View of Cuban Art Today” at 4:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 11, in the Predolin Building on the Edgewood Campus, 1000 Edgewood College Drive.
Larios is a painter who has exhibited his work in Canada and Europe. His paintings explore the natural environment around us and call attention to its beauty and fragility. He is a member of Cong. Tifereth Israel in Camaguey, Beth Israel Center's "sister synagogue," and has hosted a number of Beth Israel members when they traveled to Cuba in years past. Perez is a sculptor who works with polished, fine-grained wood. His sculptures reveal a variety of human and inanimate forms that can be both mysterious and shocking.
Orestes Larios will attend shabbat services at Beth Israel Center on Nov. 21st. For more information, contact Bob Skloot: rskloot@wisc.edu.
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