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Without Masks
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WITHOUT MASKS
THE VON CHRISTIERSON COLLECTIONThe von Christierson Collection consists of more than 450 works by contemporary Cuban artists from 1960 to the present day, although most artworks were made in the last decade of the 1990s and the 21st century. This collection seeks to fulfill the intellectual, moral and political obligation to provoke reflection on the fabric of Cuban culture and society. In so doing, it “unmasks” important truths which we hope will contribute to a better understanding of the people of this unique island who remain so deeply connected to Africa.
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Conversation between the von Christierson Collection Academic Adviser Bárbaro Martínez-Ruiz and Cuban Contemporary artist Josê Bedia
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Spirituality and Diaspora - A conversation between Bárbaro Martínez-Ruiz and José BediaThis program follows an exciting interdisciplinary seminar on African Objects in Museums, where students examined a series of objects including painted Yoruba drums and Kongo minkisi. To continue discussions, the Fowler Museum, the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology, the UCLA/Getty Conservation Program, UCLA Information Studies, and the UCLA Africa Studies Center are hosting a program where we will engage three specialists who are artists, scholars, and/or practitioners. The two speakers are members of the Afro-Cuban and Cuban diaspora, respectively.
Bárbaro Martínez-Ruiz is academic adviser to the von Christierson Collection and a celebrated scholar in the fields of the African Diaspora.
José Bedia is a critically acclaimed Cuban artist. His work explores spirituality, the African Diaspora and the cross-sections of spiritual identity. The von Christierson Collection currently hold several of his works and is proud to celebrate this artist.
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