Page 34 - Revista Buen Viaje a Cuba. Edición 4. Inglés. 2022

CULTURE

The art of ALFREDO

SOSABRAVO

in HAVANA

F rom now on, those who visit
the Havana Historic Center
will be able to admire two
new sculptures by one of the most
outstanding masters of visual arts in
Cuba, Alfredo Sosabravo.

The pieces “Arlequín” and “Héroe”
can be appreciated in the Castillo de
la Real Fuerza, one of the best-known
fortresses in the Historic Center of
Havana and home to the National
Museum of Contemporary Ceramics of
Cuba. On the occasion of celebrating
his 92nd birthday, Sosabravo presents
a gift to Havana with these two works
of art, which add new value to this
colonial space recognized as a World
Heritage Site by UNESCO.
The new sculptures will accompany
one previously placed in the exterior
areas of the Museum, which bears
the name of “Soldadito,” and they
show Sosabravo’s ability to perform
in various spheres of contemporary
creation in Cuba. The pieces
“Arlequín” and “Héroe,” cast in
bronze using the lost-wax method,
were made by Alfredo Sosabravo at
the Bonvicini foundry in the Italian city
of Verona.

The National Museum of
Contemporary Ceramics opens its
doors from Tuesday to Saturday,
from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and
on Sundays 9:00 a.m. to 1:00
p.m. Visiting it is a very interesting
experience for those who visit the
Historic Center of the Cuban capital.

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