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Utopia/Dystopia: The Politics of Art in Cuba

The Katonah Museum of Art (www.katonahmuseum.org) welcomes Dr. Damian Fernandez, former director of the Cuban Research Institute at the Florida International University and Provost of Purchase College, who will present Utopia/Dystopia: The Politics of Art in Cuba on July 8 at 7:30pm. This event, in conjunction with Cuba Avant-Garde: Contemporary Cuban Art from the Farber Collection, is free to members and $10 for non-members. A wine reception will follow Dr. Fernandez's lecture. For more information and to make reservations, call (914) 232-9555, ext. 0 or email info@katonahmuseum.org.

In this lecture, Dr. Fernandez examines the role of the artist in Cuban politics since the advent of the Revolution of 1959, focusing on the relationship between art, politics, and society spanning the past two decades. Utopia/Dystopia will provide a deeper understanding of the circumstances surrounding the art and artists presented in Cuba Avant-Garde: Contemporary Cuban Art from the Farber Collection.

Damian Fernandez (Ph.D., University of Miami) is a specialist on Latin American politics.  He is the former director of the Cuban Research Institute at Florida International University and served as lead investigator of a National Science Foundation-funded research initiative focusing on political culture, social capital, and community among Latinos in the U.S.  His most recent book, Cuba and the Politics of Passion (2000), has been adopted for undergraduate and graduate courses at Princeton, University of Michigan, Tulane, and Georgetown, among other universities. Dr. Fernandez currently serves as Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs at Purchase College, State University of New York.

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