A deep dive into Cuban culture and the people shaping the narrative today
Internet is tricky in Cuba. This is pretty much an understatement, but the "why's" require a much more expansive conversation to wrap our heads around the stakes. (Photo credit: Juan Cruz Rodriguez for Resolviendo Exhibit, Annenberg) I will be visiting LA & San Francisco this month to discuss one of the most fascinating subcultures on…
I’ve always been struck by the barren offerings in neighborhoods where Cubans shop. The products, surreal. Brooklyn based photographer (Germany born) Alexa Hoyer walked the boulevards, spending 2 years capturing images recently published in Vice. The photo essay is moody, poetic, and a humble documentation of all the products that Cubans DO NOT have. The…
Very excited for this new Biennial to hit Havana. With a tagline of Diseño y Prosperidad (Design & Prosperity) the first Design Biennial, called 1ra Bienal de Diseño La Habana — otherwise known as BDHabana 2016—will take place May 14–20, 2016. Open to design students and professionals worldwide, the Biennial’s first edition will feature exhibitions,…
During broadcast hours, all TVs in Cuba are on, no matter if they are being watch or just serving as background noise. Simone Lueck is a Los Angeles based photographer originally from St. Paul, Minnesota who visited Cuba and captured TV culture, for better or worse. The photo essay is a hardcover 80 page book.…
Photographer Paul Chan snapped this photo on the Malecon, in Havana. It was during the Spring quarter of his second year at UC Davis that he studied abroad in Cuba for two and a half months. This would be the first year in which Fidel Castro ceded his presidency to his brother, Raul. You can…
Today we introduce another 2 hours of Cuban jams and talk time with our special guest of the week, Helena Kubicka de Braganca. At 20 years old, Helena saw Soy Cuba for the first time and her life would never be the same. (Sugar Barons guest, Photographer Helena Kubicka de Braganca) It would take another…
