Joyce Beckenstein (The Brooklyn Rail) interviews Cuban artist María Magdalena Campos-Pons, whose exhibition, “María Magdalena Campos-Pons: Behold”, is on view at the Brooklyn Museum until January 14, 2024. Read full interview at The Brooklyn Rail. [Also see previous post María Magdalena Campos-Pons: Behold.] María Magdalena Campos-Pons (b.1959) came of age during an oxymoronic moment in…
María Magdalena Campos-Pons (b.1959) came of age during an oxymoronic moment in Cuban history, a time when Fidel Castro simultaneously encouraged creativity and supported art education as he vigorously suppressed political criticism.