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Jorge Rodriguez-Gerada
Jorge Rodríguez-Gerada is a Cuban-American Contemporary Artist. He was born in Cuba on February 5th,1966, and emigrated with his family to the United States in 1970. He predominantly creates work in urban spaces on a large scale. He was a founding member of the early 1990s New York culture jamming movement working first with the group ‘Artfux’ and later with the 'Cicada Corps of Artists.' During this period he also launched interventions upon billboards and public advertising. By 1997 he began to move towards solo work. In 2002 Rodríguez-Gerada moved to Barcelona where he focused on the large-scale ephemeral charcoal drawings, which comprise his ''Identity Series''. He then developed the ''Terrestrial Series''; ephemeral earthworks so expansive as to be visible from space. Other ongoing projects include the ''Identity Composite Series'', and smaller artworks he calls ''Fragment Series, Urban Analogies,'' and ''Memorylythics''. Since 2009 he has curated the annual AvantGuard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Clara, Cuba
Santa Clara is the capital city of the Cuban province of Villa Clara Province, Villa Clara. It is centrally located in the province and Cuba. Santa Clara is the List of cities in Cuba, fifth-most populous Cuban city, with a population of nearly 250,000. History Santa Clara was founded by 175 people on July 15, 1689. 138 of them represented two large families already living in the area, who owned land next to the new city. The other 37 came from seven other families and included a priest and governor, all originating in the coastal city of San Juan de los Remedios. The population of Remedios, Cuba, Remedios had to choose between leaving their city, constantly being besieged by pirates, or staying. While most decided to stay, 37 people traveled south to the interior. On June 1, 1689, they arrived at a hill, joining two other families already present at the site. According to tradition, a mass was celebrated under a tamarind tree and Santa Clara was founded. Since then, the pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
