guided tour by lucas djaou
exhibition casa cubana
On the occasion of the casa cubana exhibition by Misleidys Castillo Pedroso, curator Lucas Djaou is offering a 45-minute guided tour on Saturday, June 1st. Rendez-vous at 4 PM at the bridge.
Invited by the gallery, Lucas Djaou, the exhibition’s curator, has designed a two-part display. Visitors will discover Misleidys’ work through an immersive scenography that evokes the artist’s universe. Since being discovered by the gallery, her works, acquired notably by the Centre Pompidou, have been showcased in several international exhibitions and more recently at the Kunsthalle Wien.
The exhibition remains open to the public until June 15th, 2024, from Wednesday to Saturday, from 2 PM to 7 PM.
© image: Portrait of Lucas Djaou by Nicolas Kuttler
This Cuban artist has no other means of expression than that of her creation. The walls of her home, where she lives with her mother, are covered with drawings of bodybuilders, brown tape scattered along the outlines. A true community of men, women, hermaphrodites and wildlife, Misleidys has built her sociality through her work. Discovered by the gallery in 2014, she has been featured in more than 10 international exhibitions since 2018, including New Images of Man in Los Angeles, Flying High in Vienna, and Independent in New York. Acclaimed by Matthew Higgs and Karen Wong (New Museum, NYC), the artist has been the subject of recent reviews in the New York Times and Art in America.
A significant number of his works was donated to the Centre Pompidou collection in 2021.