Havana
dal 5/6/2002 al 30/6/2002
Segnalato da
The Americas Society - Gabriel Perez-Barreiro
5/6/2002
Havana
The Americas Society, New York
The Revolutionary Moment presents a unique collection of rarely seen photographs by veteran Magnum photographer Burt Glinn, recording Castros historic entry into Havana in January 1959.
The Revolutionary Moment
Photographs by Burt Glinn
Havana: The Revolutionary Moment
presents a unique collection of rarely
seen photographs by veteran Magnum
photographer Burt Glinn, recording
Castros historic entry into Havana in
January 1959. In his memoir, Glinn
describes the combination of chutzpah
and journalistic prescience that led him
to leave a New York party and hop a
plane to Havana on New Years Eve.
Havana: The Revolutionary Moment was produced in
association with the Fototeca de Havana in Havana, Cuba,
and the Southeast Museum of Photography in Florida. The
New York presentation was made possible by Zemi
Communications.
The Americas Society is a not-for-profit organization that
promotes the understanding of the political, economic, and
cultural issues that define and challenge the Americas
today, from the Arctic Circle to the southernmost tip of
Argentina.
The photographs of Fidel thronged by his fellow Cubans
along the road to Havana, of troops embracing, and of
celebrating men and women filling the streets capture the
revolutionary fervor and idealistic anticipation that
characterized that dramatic moment in Cuban history.
Havana: The Revolutionary Moment is the centerpiece of a
series of public programs at The Americas Society that
analyze the promises, challenges, and possibilities of
post-Revolutionary Cuba. According to Alan Stoga, Acting
President of The Americas Society, Whether you are pro-
or anti-Fidel, it is not possible to understand Cuba today,
without understanding the promise and potential with
which Fidel Castro came to power. That is why we are so
excited by this opportunity to present Burt Glinns
fascinating photographs to New York. But we also want to
update the story, with its failures and its successes, by
looking at the art, literature, politics and economics of this
controversial and complex country.
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