''Revista de Avance'' (

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: ''Advance Magazine'') was a Cuban

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magazine which existed between 1927 and 1930 in

Havana Havana (; Spanish: ''La Habana'' ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of the La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center.

. It was the media outlet of a group, minorism, which had been established in 1923 to support social and political change in Cuba. The magazine was described by Francine Masiello as "the most handsome product of avant-garde creative activity in Cuba and perhaps in Spanish." It functioned as a platform to gather the leading Cuban artists of the period.

History and profile

''Revista de Avance'' was launched by Cuban artists who were members of the minorism group, including

Juan Marinello Juan Marinello Vidaurreta (2 November 1898 – 27 March 1977) was a Cuban Communist intellectual, writer, poet essayist, lawyer and politician. He was one of the most prominent Cuban intellectual figures of the interwar period and post revolutiona ...

, Jorge Mañach, Martí Casanovas, Francisco Ichaso and

Alejo Carpentier Alejo Carpentier y Valmont (, ; December 26, 1904 – April 24, 1980) was a Cuban novelist, essayist, and musicologist who greatly influenced Latin American literature during its famous "boom" period. Born in Lausanne, Switzerland, of French an ...

, on 15 March 1927. In the first issue the editors announced the following: "We want movement, change, advancement, even in the magazine's name! And we want absolute independence-even from time!" In line with this statement the format of its title was changed each year. In addition, the year of the publication was also printed in the title as reflection of the progress of the movement over time. The goal of ''Revista de Avance'' was to reinforce "the new art in its diverse manifestations" and the "economic independence of Cuba". They opposed the American influence in the country and supported the Latin American unity. The magazine was headquartered in Havana. It was published biweekly until issue 18 and then it came out monthly. Alejo Carpentier was the editor of the magazine only in the first issue. He was succeeded by José Zacarías Tallet who edited the magazine until issue 27. Martín Casanovas served as co-editor until issue 10. Then Francisco Ichaso edited the magazine. ''Revista de Avance'' featured articles in distinct topics and had numerous contributors:

Dámaso Alonso Dámaso Alonso y Fernández de las Redondas (22 October 1898 – 25 January 1990) was a Spanish poet, philologist and literary critic. Though a member of the Generation of '27, his best-known work dates from the 1940s onwards. Early life and ed ...

Luis Araquistáin Luis Araquistáin Quevedo (Bárcena de Pie de Concha, Cantabria, Spain, 1886 – Geneva, Switzerland, 1959) was a Spanish politician and writer. Member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) from a young age, he belonged to the circl ...

Ramón Gómez de la Serna Ramón Gómez de la Serna y Puig (3 July 1888 in Madrid – 13 January 1963 in Buenos Aires) was a Spanish writer, dramatist and avant-garde agitator. He strongly influenced surrealist film maker Luis Buñuel. Ramón Gómez de la Serna was esp ...

Federico García Lorca Federico del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús García Lorca (5 June 1898 – 19 August 1936), known as Federico García Lorca ( ), was a Spanish poet, playwright, and theatre director. García Lorca achieved international recognition as an emblemat ...

Guillermo de Torre Guillermo de Torre (Madrid, 1900 – Buenos Aires, 14 January 1971) was a Spanish essayist, poet and literary critic, a Dadaist and member of the Generation of '27. He is also notable as the brother-in-law of the Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borge ...

Ramón del Valle-Inclán Ramón María del Valle-Inclán y de la Peña (in Vilanova de Arousa, Galicia, Spain, 28 October 1866 – Santiago de Compostela, 5 January 1936) was a Spanish dramatist, novelist and member of the Spanish Generation of 98. He is considered per ...

Jorge Luis Borges Jorge Francisco Isidoro Luis Borges Acevedo (; ; 24 August 1899 – 14 June 1986) was an Argentine short-story writer, essayist, poet and translator, as well as a key figure in Spanish-language and international literature. His best-known bo ...

Eugenio Florit Eugenio Florit y Sánchez de Fuentes (October 15, 1903 - June 22, 1999) was a Cuban writer, essayist, literary critic, translator, radio actor and diplomat. Biography Eugenio Florit was a Cuban writer, born in Madrid in 1903. He lived in Catalo ...

, Mariano Brull,

Waldo Frank Waldo David Frank (August 25, 1889 – January 9, 1967) was an American novelist, historian, political activist, and literary critic, who wrote extensively for ''The New Yorker'' and ''The New Republic'' during the 1920s and 1930s. Frank is best ...

Curzio Malaparte Curzio Malaparte (; 9 June 1898 – 19 July 1957), born Kurt Erich Suckert, was an Italian writer, filmmaker, war correspondent and diplomat. Malaparte is best known outside Italy due to his works ''Kaputt'' (1944) and ''La pelle'' (1949). The f ...

, and

Henri Barbusse Henri Barbusse (; 17 May 1873 – 30 August 1935) was a French novelist and a member of the French Communist Party. He was a lifelong friend of Albert Einstein. Life The son of a French father and an English mother, Barbusse was born in Asnièr ...

. The

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, and paintings by leading artists such as

Jean Cocteau Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau (, , ; 5 July 1889 – 11 October 1963) was a French poet, playwright, novelist, designer, filmmaker, visual artist and critic. He was one of the foremost creatives of the su ...

Salvador Dalí Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, Marquess of Dalí of Púbol (; ; ; 11 May 190423 January 1989) was a Spanish Surrealism, surrealist artist renowned for his technical skill, precise draftsmanship, and the striking and bizarr ...

, and

Henri Matisse Henri Émile Benoît Matisse (; 31 December 1869 – 3 November 1954) was a French visual artist, known for both his use of colour and his fluid and original draughtsmanship. He was a draughtsman, printmaker, and sculptor, but is known prima ...

were also published in the magazine. ''Revista de Avance'' folded following the publication of the issue 50 dated 15 September 1930. Throughout its lifetime it had a circulation of 3,000 copies.

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