Juan Roberto Diago Durruthy

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Juan Roberto Diago Durruthy"Diago" (born 1971 in Havana) is an Afro-Cuban contemporary artist. [1]

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Early life and education

Juan Roberto "Diago" Durruthy graduated at the Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes "San Alejandro," Havana. Grandson of artist Roberto Juan Diago Querol, his grandmother was a First Violinist in the Havana Symphony Orchestra. Born in an intellectual background, he nevertheless lived his childhood in a poor neighborhood, el barrio Pogolotti. [2]

Work

His work is influenced by his own past, in which he confronts Cuban official racial narratives. He is interested in rewriting Caribbean histories as a way to include Transatlantic slave trade with the aim to highlight stories the country has tried to forget. He works with materials like calico in reference to what enslaved people used to wear while enduring slavery. [3] [4]

In 2020, the Lowe Art Museum, at University of Miami, presented a mid-career retrospective of his work. [5]

His work is included in the collection of the Pérez Art Museum Miami, Florida. [6]

Exhibitions

Awards

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References

  1. ↑ "A new Cuban connection: Lowe show on AfroCuba works is truly groundbreaking". Miami Herald . January 20, 2008. Retrieved 31 July 2010.
  2. ↑ "Six Contemporary Cuban artists you need to know about | Christie's'". Christies Collecting Guide. 2015-08-28. Retrieved 2017-09-09.
  3. ↑ Cobas Amate, Roberto (2017-03-01). "ROBERTO DIAGO EXPONE EN HARVARD: UN ACONTECIMIENTO RELEVANTE PARA LA CULTURA CUBANA" (PDF). La ventana abierta. Retrieved 2017-09-09.
  4. ↑ "Juan Roberto Diago Durruthuy". C& AMÉRICA LATINA. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
  5. ↑ "DIAGO: The Pasts of This Afro-Cuban Present, last days of exhibition at Lowe Art Museum | Miami Art Guide". 2020-01-10. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
  6. ↑ "Juan Roberto Diago • Pérez Art Museum Miami". Pérez Art Museum Miami. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
  7. ↑ "Juan Roberto Diago Visual Artist". Havana Club. 2017-04-04. Retrieved 2017-09-09.
  8. ↑ "El cubano Roberto Diago abre la nueva etapa de El Torco. eldiariomontanes.es". www.eldiariomontanes.es. Retrieved 2017-09-09.
  9. ↑ de la fuente, Alejandro (2014). "Drapetomania: Grupo Antillano and the Art of Afro-Cuba". www.afrocubaweb.com. Retrieved 2017-09-09.
  10. ↑ "Roberto Diago: Between the Lines - EXHIBITIONS - Magnan Metz Gallery". www.magnanmetz.com. Retrieved 2017-09-09.
  11. ↑ Colby, Celine (2017-08-02). "Diago exhibit at the Cooper Gallery rewrites Afro-Cuban history". The Bay State Banner. Retrieved 2017-09-09.
  12. ↑ "Roberto Diago". www.queloides-exhibit.com (in European Spanish). 2012. Retrieved 2017-09-09.


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