You can probably consider Dany one of Cuba’s first tech entrepreneurs. For just $2 a week, he sells content to the entire island of Cuba. Think TV shows, Movies, Music, App, and so on — much of it is stuff that is currently released in the US. Behold the “El Paquete”, the largest operation of… Read more

(Julio Larraz, Campamento y Madrigales, 2015) Tonight, Julio Larraz opens his first solo exhibition at the Chelsea gallery Ameringer McEnery Yohe. “Right now, I am still learning” says Julio, who is considered one of the most commercially successful Cuban-born artists. “As an artist my interest is in the reaction of the colors, the mixing of… Read more

In our never-ending search for beautiful Cuban archives, I stumbled upon this rare 1964 propaganda book, published in the German Democratic Republic (GDR). The images are powerful portraits of yesteryears idealism post-revolution (only 5 years after Fidel’s takeover). The art direction has a sharp utilitarian layout that captures the eye. Here’s a peek at the… Read more

Foreign Policy created a sweet pictorial of Cuba’s youth today, and illustrates the generation gap between millennial youth and their elder parents raised on Communism (photographed by Edu Bayer) “Cuban millenials have a more Western mentality; they want stuff, they want to look good, to have fun, and to be able to have the freedom… Read more

The LGBT community stands strong in Cuba today. One of the recent films to come out is La Partida (The Last Match) by Director Antonio Hens, a Spain co-production with Cuba. Released in 2013, the story is about two [originally] hetero Cuban boys on the edge of marginality, discovering their place in the world, as… Read more

(Duke Reilly, Ice Rink Installation) The New York Times writer Holland Cotter visits Havana for the 2015 Biennial and shares his insights of the heavily attended art gathering. His words ring strong yet true. I somewhat expected usual mainstream press to simply glorify all the fabulous events (which made for a hell of a sexy… Read more