Tuesday, October 23rd at 6pm, 2018 (LECTURE)

Artist Carlos Martiel (born 1989, Havana). The artist lives and works in New York and Havana. He graduated in 2009 from the National Academy of Fine Arts “San Alejandro,” in Havana. Between the years 2008-2010, he studied at the Cátedra Arte de Conducta, directed by the artist Tania Bruguera. Martiel’s works were included in the 57th Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy; he had performances at Walker Art Center, Minneapolis; The Museum of Fine Arts Houston (MFAH), Houston, among others, and has received several awards, including the Franklin Furnace Fund in New York, USA, 2016. His work has been exhibited at The Museum of Latin American Art (MOLAA), Long Beach, USA; National Museum of Fine Arts, Havana, Cuba; Museum of Modern Art of Buenos Aires, Argentina; among others.

The lecture is organized and presented in collaboration with The University of Maryland Art Gallery.

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