for purposes of aggression as well as for defense

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We wear the mask for purposes of aggression as well as for defense, when we are projecting the future and preserving the past. In short, the motives hidden behind the mask are as numerous as the ambiguities the mask conceals.
Ralph Ellison, from “Change the Joke and Slip the Yoke”; 1958.

Pares & Nones curated by Alanna Lockward

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The exhibition, Pares & Nones – Photography from Haiti and the Dominican Republic, is currently on view at Casa de las Américas in Havana, from April 15 to May 15, 2016.

The curator, Alanna Lockward, organized the show for The Museo de Arte Moderno, Santo Domingo (October 16, 2002 -November 9, 2002); it was subsequently presented in Miami (Art Basel Miami Beach; December 3, 2002 – January, 06, 2003), Berlin (Ibero-Amerikanisches Institut; June 03, 2004 – June 26, 2004), Lomé (Goethe Institut; March 03, 2008 – March 19, 2008).

The exhibition features works by Haitian artists — Olivier Flambert, Adler Guerrier, Carl Juste, Roxane Ledan, Daniel Morel, Roberto Stephenson, Marc Steed and Dominican artists — Elia Alba, Vinicio Almonte, Carlos Acero, Ricardo Briones, Miguel Gómez, Fonso Khouri, Abraham Khouri, Darío Oleaga.

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