During his visit to Miami, Jose Angel Vincench was interviewed in the gallery by Veronica Hernandez of Coral Gables TV. The artist describes his art, which has focused on Cuba’s “Women in White,” political prisoners, and other sociopolitical issues as “an extension of myself.” According to Vincench, the current exhibition–“Vincench vs Vincench, A Dissident Dialogue … Read More
Latin American Artists
Vincench vs. Vincench: diálogo de un disidente responsable
ESPECIAL/EL NUEVO HERALD Publicado el domingo, 11.06.11 Por Joaquin Badajoz Una isla tomada estará siempre contenida y definida en su a(isla)miento, como un quiste en medio de la geografía mental, una Numancia amurallada por la retórica de turno. Esa “resistencia” ya ha sido documentada por José Angel Vincench (Cuba, 1973) en una obra temprana, De … Read More
Jose Angel Vincench
Christie’s Latin American Art Auction Includes Works Shown at ArtSpace/Virginia Miller Galleries
Christie’s Latin American Art Sale scheduled for Nov. 15th and 16th,, 2011 includes two paintings previously exhibited at ArtSpace/Virginia Miller Galleries. Gunther Gerzso’s “Verde-azul-blanco,” a 36 1/2 inch by 28 7/8-inch oil on canvas shown on page 79 of the auction house’s sale catalog, was featured in “Gunther Gerzso: Defining Mexican Abstractionism,” from February to … Read More
Christian Science Monitor Features Marco Tulio
A major article in the Christian Science Monitor (The heart of Latin art By Gloria Goodale) on the unprecedented number of major exhibitions of Latin American art around the nation features a painting by Marco Tulio and quotes a museum director who singles it out as an example of magical realism. “La Montera” (The Bullfighter’s … Read More
Alfredo Arcia, El Arresto
Mystery! Sex! Religion! Politics! Military maneuvers! Surrealism! All those and more are found in the Latin American magical realism of Venezuelan painter Alfredo Arcia, whose subject matter often defies explanation or analysis but never fails to jolt the imagination. In “El Arresto,” one of the artist’s least complicated compositions, armed soldiers in combat gear debark … Read More
Contemporary Fables – Humberto Castro
Humberto Castro’s latest exhibition, “Contemporary Fables,” launches a new direction in his work, visual metaphors based on the concept of fables and of historic immigration as the foundation for today’s society. The new series is an extension of the concept behind many of the paintings and drawings in the Cuban artist’s first 15-year retrospective, held … Read More
Humberto Castro: lo socialeconómico y político del símbolo
by Alfredo Triff ARTES Y LETRAS Especial/El Nuevo Herald Fábulas contemporáneas es la última muestra de Humberto Castro que acaba de abrir en la ArtSpace/Virginia Miller Galleries, de Coral Gables. Además de sugestiva –por el alcance de su material temático–, la exploración simbólica de esta serie de óleos, ofrece la oportunidad de contrastar el trabajo … Read More
Humberto Castro
por Irina Leyva ArtNexus No. 64 – Dic 2006 Read English version here Una retrospectiva de la obra de los últimos quince años del pintor cubano Humberto Castro se inauguró en la Galería Virginia Miller de Coral Gables. Titulada “Humberto Castro: pinturas y dibujos, 1990-2006”, la muestra consistió en diecisiete obras; de ellas, catorce pinturas … Read More
Elmar Rojas
Elmar Rojas is a leading Guatemalan painter whose works regularly are featured in sales of major international auction houses, in prestigious Latin American exhibitions, and in such art fairs as those associated with Art Basel Miami Beach. Rojas’ paintings have been compared to the literary works of Gabriel Garcia Márquez, the renowned Colombian author whose magic … Read More