Super Pijo by Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara • Wondereur

1 an exclusive artwork

“I CRASHED a super posh, commercial art event called ‘Post it’ in Cuba. I decided to paint my face white, straighten my hair, put on a suit, and walk around with a living rabbit. I had planned this big, spectacular thing: I was going to rip the rabbit’s head off at the end of the evening but, somehow, it didn’t feel right. The rabbit had to live. There’s an artist named Joseph Beuys who did this performance where he talks for hours with a dead hare explaining to it what art is. I also see the rabbit as a symbol of fashion, of sexuality, like Playboy, but also something cute, super light and vulnerable.”
— Artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara

Artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara is on Wondereur because influential curators such as Catherine Sicot believe he is important and on the rise.

An original Photograph by Havana-based artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara exclusively curated for Wondereur by award-winning curator Catherine Sicot.

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2 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.

3 an investigative photo documentary

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.

MEET with artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara curated by award-winning curator Catherine Sicot.

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.

4 an artist to invest in

Exclusive career analysis and market overview from our investigative journalist team.

GET the facts behind Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara’s success, career development and price. The value of his art is expected to significantly increase in the next few years.