Exhibitions

"Cuban art fascinates me, in that Cuba has been the point of convergence for a multitude of cultures, since its 'discovery' by Columbus. Taino, European, African, Arawak, Chinese, Lebanese and most recently perhaps, Russian and Eastern European, each with their own set of traditions and aesthetic values, have created Cuba as we know it.  Cuba is another version of a melting pot made with a recipe of its own, aspects of that multiculturalism are reflected in their art."

"We revel in breaking stereotypes", Stacy Conde explains. "Our artists create work that defies cookie cutter examples of what many perceive "Cuban art" to be. Think of the broad array of styles encompassed by the term 'American art'. Is it fair to assume all American art should be some extrapolation of Pollock? Of course not. Nor is it just to assume Cuban art must in some way reference Lam, for example."

"In this exhibition I try to move the viewer through virtual doors to other universes of magic and surrealism, where the dreamlike and idyllic is transmitted, as a journey to the collective unconscious...it is an exploration of our unconscious, a personal psychoanalysis, where archetypal objects function as the means to communicate..."

"Realism, Surrealism and Representation" an exhibition of works by American, Cuban and Russian artists opens at Conde Contemporary, 204 Miracle Mile in Coral Gables, on November 25th at 6:00 pm.

The show explores the intersection of surrealism, realism and representational art as exemplified by...

Conde Contemporary and Shelborne Wyndham Grand South Beach, present the next installment in their First Thursday Art Talks Series, "Diaphanous" an exhibition of photography by Russian photographer, Natasha Kertes.