Simone Leigh

The Hugo Boss Prize 2018: Simone Leigh, Loophole of Retreat at the Guggenheim.

an act of astonishing fortitude that carved out a space of sanctuary and autonomy in defiance of an unjust reality.

The title is drawn from the writings of Harriet Jacobs (1813–1897).

Casa de África

Casa de África
Obrapía No. 157, e/ San Ignacio y Mercaderes, Habana Vieja.

The Casa de Africa was founded in 1986 in a colonial palace in Old Havana to showcase the history and culture of Africa.

There are valuable collections from 27 African countries, based on the collection of researcher Fernando Ortiz, who first used the term Afro-Cuban, and also on the African collection of Fidel Castro, which consists principally of pieces sent by grateful recipients of Cuban aid..

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