La galleria Bonelli Arte Contemporanea presenta una doppia personale dedicata a due giovani esponenti dell’arte cubana: Liset Castillo e Inti Hernandez. Una mostra ideata nel segno dell’architettura e della sua connotazione simbolica.


Liset Castillo si presenta con un ciclo di opere raccolte sotto il segno di “Rainbow”, ovvero delle grandi fotografie che documentano la realizzazione di città fittizie, modellate con la sabbia. Sono dei microcosmi immaginari dove sono raccolti i monumenti-simbolo delle civiltà (dal Taj Mahal al Colosseo, dalla Muraglia cinese al Cristo di Rio). Gli scatti documentano la creazione ma anche il progressivo processo di decadenza e di distruzione di questi elementi, rendendoli simboli di trasformazione e di mutazione. Anche il fondale cambia, a sottolineare una condizione mutevole alla quale rimanda il titolo della serie. È infatti presente l’arcobaleno (che, per certi versi, ricorda la poetica di Sol LeWitt), spiraglio di speranza in uno scenario contemporaneo a tratti inquietante. Anche il “New York Times”, recensendo la sua personale allestita alla “Black & White Gallery” di New York lo scorso autunno, ha sottolineato che questa idea del caos rimanda alle guerre in Iraq e in Afghanistan e raccoglie la sensazione che un’onda dell’oceano possa cancellare le tracce delle civiltà umane.

Sempre l’architettura è il filo conduttore della produzione di Inti Hernandez. L’artista crea modelli e strutture che riprendono i temi dei labirinti e delle torri. In particolare nel ciclo “Encounter Places” riflette (tramite disegni, schizzi e modellini) sulla frammentarietà dell’esistenza umana. Le installazioni, realizzate in legno e dal carattere circolare, vengono collocate in spazi pubblici, dove le persone sono invitate a sedersi come fossero giunte in un luogo di discussione. Hernandez suggerisce di riflettere sulla possibilità e l’impossibilità di dare vita a un dialogo autentico. Gli specchi inseriti nei modelli alludono ai vari punti di vista dell’individuo e richiamano la necessità di trovare un punto di incontro pacifico.


Liset Castillo

è nata nel 1974 a Camenguey (Cuba), vive e lavora tra New York e Amsterdam.

Principali mostre collettive/ Selected group shows
2008 - “ Sand ”, The Parrish Art Museum, The Hamptons,USA

- “Via Simbolica”, St. Mary’s College, Maryland, curated by Sarah Tanguy.

- Bonelli Arte Contemporanea Gallery, Mantova.

- Hof & Huyser Gallery, Amsterdam.

- “Itinerarios” Marcelino Botin Foundation, Santander, Spain.

2007 - Infinite Island. Contemporary Caribbean Art, Brooklyn Museum of Art, NY

- El Barrio Museum X- Files Biennial, New York

- Artissima , Turin, Italy.


2006 - Paris Photo 2006, Paris, France.

- The Sanctuary and the Scrum, curated by David Hunt, Black & White Gallery, NY

- Grand Opening, “ Presente Perfecto” Volitant Gallery, Austin, Texas.


2005 - Black & White Gallery, New York,USA.

- Latinoamerican Artists at Graphicstudio, Prints and Multiples, Tampa Bay Art Festival, Tampa, USA

- Omni Art Miami III, Miami, Florida.

- May Open Studios at the International Studio and Curatorial Program ( ISCP ), New York, USA.

- L’Arte Il Torchio 2005.Art and the Printing Press, Cremona, Italy.


2004 - Landings, Conkal Arte Contemporaneo/ CAC. Ex Convent of Conkal, Conkal, Yucatan, Mexico.

- Poskort fra Cuba. Henie Onstad Kunstsenter, Oslo, Norway.


2003 - 8th Havana Biennial, Art and Life, Militar Park, La Cabana, Havana, Cuba.

- Lost Territories, Schröder Galerie, Den Haag, The Netherlands.

- Havana Voorbij de Cliches, Pictura, Dordrecht, The Netherlands.


2002 - Introducing the Contemporary Collection:The Artist as Guide. Mackey Gallery, Museum of Fine Arts, St Petersburg, Florida, USA.


2000 - From the Negative. Part Arts Gallery, Minneapolis, USA.

- From the Negative, Museum of North Dakota , North Dakota, USA.

Principali mostre personali/ Selected solo show
2007 - “Pain is Universal but so is Hope” , Black & White Gallery , New York.

- “Stumbling Towards Paradise” UCR California Museum of Photography, Riverside


2006 - Liset Castillo, Associazione Contemporaneamente, Milano, Italy.

- “Western Civilization”, Luis Adelantado Gallery, Miami.


2004 - “Departure Point”, Galerie Refugium, Berlin, Germany.


2002 - Liquid City, De Ateliers , Amsterdam, The Netherlands.


2000 - Estampa es Tampa, Servando Cabrera Moreno Gallery, ( Collaborative project with Ludwig Foundation from Cuba and Graphicstudio (University South Florida, USF, USA).

- Ibrahim Miranda - Liset Castillo. Presentation at Graphicstudio (Work in Progress and Art Lecture), University South Florida (USF), Tampa, Florida, (USA).


1999 - Cosas del Querer, Wifredo Lam Center for Contemporary Art, Havana, Cuba.

Borse di studio, Residenze, Premi/ Fellowships, Artist in Residence, Awards
2006-2007 - Marcelino Botin Fellowship, Santander, Spain

2004-2005 - Guggenheim Fellowship, John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, New York, USA.

2005 - International Studio and Curatorial Program ( ISCP ), New York, USA.

2003 - Mondriaan Stichting, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

2003-2004 - Cintas Fellowship, Institute of International Education, New York.

2000-2002 - De Ateliers, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

2000 - Graphicstudio, University South Florida, Tampa, Florida,USA.

2001 - Djerassi Resident Artist Programm, Woodside, San Francisco, California, USA.

Opere presenti in collezioni/ Principal collections
Marcelino Botin Foundation Collection.

Progressive Collection, USA.

West Collection, Philadelfia,USA.

Lippes Collection, USA.

Frost Art Museum at Miami International University, (Cintas Collection), Miami, Florida, USA.

FMO Bank Kunst Collectie, Den Haag, The Netherlands

Polk Museum of Art. ( Permanent Collection). Lakeland, Florida,USA.

Allen & Overy Collection , Apollo House, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Museum of Fine Arts, St Petersburg, Florida, USA.

Djerassi Foundation, Woodside, Ca, USA.

National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, USA.

Graphicstudio Collection, University South Florida, Tampa, USA.


Bibliografia/ Bibliography

- “ Infinite Island”. Catalogue, Brooklyn Museum of Art. 2007

- Art Nexus, December 2007.

- The New York Times.Friday, September 21,2007. Page E27. By Benjamin Genocchio.

- Art News, November 2007. By Lamar Clarkson. Reviews,New York.

- Art News, December 2006. National Reviews. Liset Castillo at Luis Adelantado Gallery, Miami, by Elisa Turner.

- Arte al Dia. Review By Amalia Caputo. November 2006.

- Art News, December 2005, Critic’s Pick, by Rachel Somerstein.

- The New York Art World, December 2005, By Mary Hrbacek.

- L’Arte e Il Torchio 2005. Art and the Printing Press, Cremona , Italy.

- Catalogo: Landings, 2004. By Conkal Arte Contemporaneo/CAC. Curator: Joan Duran and texts of Eugenia Montalvan.

- Art Nexus, March 2004. 8va Bienal de la Habana.

-Art Forum , February issue, 2004. 8th Havana Bienale. By Christian Crattemeyer.

- Art Papers, February issue, 2004. By Cay Sophie Rabinowitz.

- The Washington Post, Sunday , November 16, 2003; page N01. In Havana, an Air of Possibility By Blake Gopnik.

- Catalogo : Bienal De la Habana, 2003. “ El Arte con la Vida” By Antonio Zaya and the Center for Contemporary Art “Wïfredo Lam”.

- WeeklyPlanet NEWS, September 14-20, 2000, pages 15, The Joung Cubans By Susan Edwards.

- NY ARTS Magazine,Vol.5 no.11,2000.Ibrahim Miranda-Liset Castillo by William Jeffet.

- Star Tribune,September 8, 2000, pages 23, 24. Embargo o no, 12 cuban photographers converge on a Minneapolis gallery. By Mary Abbe.

- Art Cuba: the new generation /edited and with an introduction by Holly Block; essays by Gerardo Mosquera...[et al.]; translated from the spanish by Cola Franzen and Marguerite Feitlowitz.

- WeeklyPlanet NEWS August,2002, page 12, Where I Come From By Preston Whaley Jr.

- ST Petersburg Times, published on July 28, 2002, “A New Light Shines” By Lennie Bennett.

- WeeklyPlanet NEWS October 22, 2002, Best Multicultural Exibition (tie) Graphicstudio.

Two Cuban Artists



Inti Hernandez

è nato nel 1976 a Santa Clara (Cuba). Vive e lavora ad Amsterdam.


Residenze/ Residencies

2005-2006- Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten/Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science

2004 - Gasworks Studios, London, GB

2002 - Cultural Center of Spain, LA Habana, CU

- CCA7 (Caribbean Contemporary Art 7), Port Spain, TT

- La Llama Foundation, Caracas, VE


Fellowships/stipends

2006 - Meneer & Mevrouw de Bruin-Heijn

- Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs/DCO/IC, NL

2005 - Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs/DCO/IC, NL

2002 - Cultural Center of Spain, La Habana, CU

2002 - La Llama Foundation, Caracas, VE


Premi/ Awards

2000 - National Council of Visual Arts, La Habana, CU, 'Best Curatorial, Project in Cuba, for the exhibition 'Con un pensar abstraido'

- 7th Biennale of Havana, La Habana, CU, 'The 2000 UNESCO Prize for the Promotion of the Arts'


Mostre personali/ Solo exhibitions

2006 - Annet Gelink Gallery, Amsterdam, NED, ‘Part of the whole’

2002 - Center for the Development of Visual Arts, La Habana, CU, 'Participation continues by itself'

2001 - Los Chaguaramos, Caracas, VE, 'TALKS', four Saturday 'parties' at the artists' apartment during an Art residency with the Llama Foundation

1999 - Gallery 23 y 12, La Habana, CU, 'Foundation of the soul'


Mostre collettive/ Group exhibitions

2006 - AYN Centro de Arte, Madrid, ES, ‘Vigilancia’

- Parts, Xiamen City, CN, 'Rijksakademie at Parts'


2005 - Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten, Amsterdam, NL, 'Open Ateliers'


2004 - Gasworks Studios, London, GB, 'Una Sola Casa'

- Bimhuis, Amsterdam, NL, 'Q-ba Musica 2004', video installation. Concert with Ramon Valle and Keyla Orozco


2003 - Galeria Habana, La Habana, CU, 'Sentido Comun'

- Sala Amadis, Madrid, ES, 'Doble Seduccion'

- CCA7 (Caribbean Contemporary Art 7), Port Spain, TT, 'Resident. Works on paper'


2002 - Fundacao Memorial da America Latino, São Paulo, BR, 'Arte contemporanea de Cuba', collateral exhibition with Biennale de São Paulo

- Cultural Centre of Spain, La Habana, CU, 'Tres + Dos, Artistas en residencia'

- Fototeca de Cuba, La Habana, CU, 'La Huella Multiple', (3rd edition)

- Cultural Centre of Spain, La Habana, CU, 'Copyright'


2001 - The Mary Brogan Museum of Art and Science, Tallahassee, US, 'Hello Cuba / Breaking barriers'

- Centre for the Development of the Visual Arts, La Habana, CU, '3rd Salon of Cuban Contemporary Art'

- Santos Suarez, La Habana, CU, 'La Visita', meeting of Gerardo Mosquera House

- Museu de Arte Contemporanea, Goias, BR, 'Cuba Contemporanea'


2000 - Center for the Development of the Visual Arts, La Habana, CU, 'CD-room'

- 7th Havana Biennale, La Habana, CU, in Castillo del Morro

- Andres Bello, Bogotá, CO, 'SOON'

- Casa de America, Madrid, ES, 'Maraton Americana'

- Galeria Habana, La Habana, CU, 'Con un pensar abstraido'


1999 - La Epoca Malls, La Habana, CU, 'La Epoca'

- Cultural Foundation, Abu Dhabi, AE, 'Cuban Art Exhibition', with Galeria Habana

- La Rampa, La Habana, CU, 'Con un mirar abstraido'

- Pabellon Cuba, La Habana, CU, '2nd Performance festival Ana Mendieta'


1998 - Center for the Development of Visual Arts, La Habana, CU, 'Pizza pizza posimposibilidad'

- UNEAC Gardens, La Habana, CU, '2nd Salon of Cuban Contemporary Art', (performance)


1997 - Higher Institute for the Arts, La Habana, CU, 'Antes de la Lluvia'


Fiere/ Artfairs

2001 - FIAV (International Art Fair of Valencia), Valencia, VE


Opere presenti in collezioni/ Collections

Beth Rudin de Woody, USA

Meneer & Mevrouw de Bruin-Heijn, NL

Nederlandse Bank, NL

Rijksakademie Van Beeldende Kunsten, NL