Images Exam 2: Cuban and Diasporic Photography & Contemporary Art

Vocabulary practice flashcards for Images Exam 2 covering Cuban revolutionary photography, exile and migration narratives, and contemporary Caribbean diasporic art.

The Ugly American

A 1950 photograph taken in Havana by Constantino Arias, capturing an American tourist in swim trunks and a sombrero holding bottles of alcohol.

The Cavalry

A 1961 photograph created by Cuban photographer Raúl Corrales.

First Havana Declaration

A September 1960 photograph by Raúl Corrales documenting Fidel Castro addressing an immense crowd in the Plaza de la Revolución in Havana.

"Discurso"

A 1960 photograph by Alberto Korda depicting Fidel Castro speaking intensely into a microphone with his hand raised.

Don Quixote of the Lamppost

A 1959 photograph by Alberto Korda showing a Cuban man wearing a straw hat perched atop an ornate lamppost above a sea of people.

Guerrillero Heroico

The internationally famous 1960 portrait photograph of Che Guevara taken by Alberto Korda.

Che Guevara's Corpse

A 1967 documentary photograph taken in Vallegrande, Bolivia by Freddy Alborta, depicting the body of Che Guevara surrounded by military personnel and journalists.

Olga (Exile series)

A 1967 photograph from Havana by José Figueroa showing the photographer's hands framing his mother, Olga, as she walks across an airport tarmac toward exile.

Diana y Navarro, boda en el cementerio

A 1968 photograph by José Figueroa taken in Havana, showing a young couple embracing and kissing while standing on a tomb in a cemetery.

Éxodo del Mariel

The 1980 mass exodus from Cuba, marked as the second time the Castro regime orchestrated a mass exodus, during which Fidel Castro proclaimed 'no los queremos, que se vayan' against those departing.

Exile (Cojimar, 1994)

A 1994 photograph by José Figueroa from the series 'Exilio' taken in Cojimar, portraying a figure with an inner tube standing on the shore looking out at an open-water raft.

Primer cultivo de hongos alucinógenos en La Habana

A 1997 mixed-media artwork by Carlos Garaicoa (First Planting of Hallucinogenic Mushrooms in Havana) utilizing color photograph, pencil, and ink drawing on cardboard.

Cuatro caminos (Four Corners)

A 2012 artwork by Carlos Garaicoa executed as a pigment print on gelatin-coated bone measuring $4\frac{3}{4} \times 6\,\text{in.}$, in the collection of Arthur and Susan Fleischer.

Hotel Habana

A 2009–2012 transparency work ($40 \times 60\,\text{in.}$) by Liudmila & Nelson, digitally combining Havana streetscapes with international commercial advertisements (such as Apple, Zara, and China Mobile).

Prado y Neptuno

A 2009–2012 transparency work ($40 \times 60\,\text{in.}$) from the series 'Hotel Habana' by Liudmila & Nelson, depicting the famous Havana street corner with overlays of laborers and corporate advertising.

A HAPPY DAY

A 2019 artwork created by Cuban contemporary artist Reynier Leyva Novo.

11-J

The spontaneous July 11 protests in Cuba against the Cuban government, sparked by severe economic distress worsened by the pandemic, with crowds rallying in front of the Capitolio in Havana.

The Flowers of my Exile

A 2021–2023 conceptual artwork by Reynier Leyva Novo cataloging flowers and plant specimens photographed during his displacement from Cuba.

Yaagul

A 1973 chromogenic print ($9.5625 \times 6.625\,\text{in.}$) by Ana Mendieta (photographed by Blair Clark) in the collection of the New Mexico Museum of Art.

When I am Not Here/Estoy Allá, Tríptico I

A 1996 photographic triptych by María Magdalena Campos-Pons showing the artist's body painted with inscriptions reading 'PATRIA UNA TRAMPA' and 'IDENTITY COULD BE A TRAGEDY.'

Nesting IV

A 2000 photographic composition by María Magdalena Campos-Pons consisting of four Polaroid Polacolor Pro $24 \times 20\,\text{in.}$ photographs.

Cuerpo

A 2022 performance documented at Steve Turner by Carlos Martiel, in which the artist hangs from the ceiling by a noose around his neck while attendees take turns holding his body up to prevent asphyxiation.

Man Made Materials

A 1998–1999 photographic series of black and white images created by Cuban artist René Peña.

Sin título (Untitled Album)

A 2007/2008 digital print ($19\frac{2}{3} \times 24\,\text{in.}$) by René Peña featuring a shirtless subject against a dark background wearing a large red tulle headpiece.

Seremoni Disparisyon #1 (Ritual [Dis]Appearance #1)

A 2019 inkjet print ($20 \times 16\,\text{in.}$) by Haitian-born artist Widline Cadet, held in the Milwaukee Art Museum.

Yon etranje ki pa sanble youn #2 (A Stranger Who Doesn't Look Like One #2)

A 2019 inkjet print measuring $40 \times 32 \times 2\,\text{in.}$ ($101.6 \times 81.28 \times 5.08\,\text{cm}$) by Widline Cadet, acquired by the Milwaukee Art Museum via the Lucia K. Stern Trust.

Genesis Báez

Contemporary artist raised in Massachusetts and Yabucoa, Puerto Rico, based between Brooklyn and Western Massachusetts, holding degrees from MassArt (BFA, 2012) and Yale School of Art (MFA, 2019).

Crossing Time

A 2022 photographic artwork by Genesis Báez showing a woman pulling a string taut across a wall in direct sunlight, projecting a curved shadow.

Parting

A 2021 photographic work created by artist Genesis Báez.

Shadow Loop

A 2020 artwork created by artist Genesis Báez.

Projects 34: Felix Gonzalez-Torres

A dedicated museum exhibition project featuring the conceptual artwork of Felix Gonzalez-Torres, whose artistic estate is administered by The Felix Gonzalez-Torres Foundation.