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Cuba’s Campaign Against Artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara (Hyperallergic, 19 September 2019)
Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, a self-taught artist of colour from a humble background in Cuba, has been the target of an ongoing campaign of intimidation and harassment for the past two years. The independent artist, who is targeted for challenging the Cuban government, has been forcibly disappeared by Cuban police on numerous occasions, sometimes for […]
19 Sep 19

Luis Manuel Otero Alcantara as Miss Bienal

Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, a self-taught artist of colour from a humble background in Cuba, has been the target of an ongoing campaign of intimidation and harassment for the past two years. The independent artist, who is targeted for challenging the Cuban government, has been forcibly disappeared by Cuban police on numerous occasions, sometimes for hours and other times for days. Most recently, on the night of September 12, Otero Alcantara was arrested while standing outside the Taller Gorría Gallery near his home. According to neighbours who witnessed the arrest, several police officers and plain-clothed security agents beat him as they took him away. Read the article in full.

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