Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara curated by Catherine Sicot • Wondereur

1 a top curator pick

Artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara curated by award-winning curator Catherine Sicot

“Codifications and set formulas do not condition self-taught artists; it eventually goes the other way around. Although he's a master of DIY, this artist’s main talent may be his freedom. The flamboyant art of Luis Manuel is in dialogue with Damien Hirst and Michael Jackson, with the Pope and with his next-door neighbour in El Cerro, Havana, Cuba.”

AWARD-WINNING CURATOR • ELEGOA • OAKVILLE GALLERIES • MAM PARIS

Catherine Sicot's unconventional curatorial practice develops on the edges of the white cube. Catherine has built a reputation as a fearless art producer facilitating international art collaborations with underserved communities in Canada, France and Cuba. During the 2012 Havana Biennial, she co-curated MAC/SAN, an ephemeral international contemporary art museum in a suburb of Havana. Since 2014, she has been developing La Primavera del Amor, a platform for intercultural research and art production in Cuba. In 2015, in conjunction with the 12th Havana Biennial, she launched "Hors Pistes: La Primavera del amor” first edition of Hors-Pistes Festival in Havana, in collaboration with the Centre Pompidou’s (Hors-Pistes Programme) and local partners. She has collaborated in the development of the Sophie La Rosière Project with Iris Häussler since 2013.

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Exclusive 24-page photo documentary from our investigative journalist team in collaboration with award-winning photojournalist Orlando García García. Location: Havana, Cuba. Copyright Wondereur 2023.

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PHOTOJOURNALIST FOR WONDEREUR ORLANDO GARCÍA GARCÍA

Orlando García García studied industrial design while pursuing photography with his twin brother, Eduardo García. Together, they have participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions in Cuba and outside the country, including Bolivia, Ecuador, Argentina, and the U.S. Orlando’s work has been published in the Havana Times.

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12 SOLO EXHIBITIONS

1 in the last 2 years

30 GROUP EXHIBITIONS

9 in the last 2 years

3 INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS

3 in the last 2 years

4 AWARDS & GRANTS

Including Gran Premio en la Exposición José Fowler

Key Dates

2015 Top artist pick for award-winning curator Catherine Sicot for Wondereur

2015 "Materialización del objeto soñado III," Mall Excelsior, Asunción Biennial, Paraguay

2015 "Entre, Dentro, Fuera/Between, Inside, Outside," Cuba Pavillion, Havana Biennial XII, Cuba

2015 "Hors Pistes: La Primavera del amor," Artist in Residence, Havana, Cuba

2014 "Diga lo que quiera y nadie sabrá quien lo dijo," Group show, Espacio Aglutinador, Havana, Cuba

2013 "Con todos y para el bien de unos cuantos (Los perros también van al cielo and La Caridad nos une)," Performances, Cuba

2012 "Reciclaje y Resistencia: Arte Pirata," Group show, Galería Luz y Oficios, Havana, Cuba

1987 Born in Cuba

Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara's Brain Map

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