Matanzas, Cuba: Ediciones Vigía, 2022. First edition. Cloth. 1p., photos, illus., boards. This is an original art book by Héctor R. Rivero in which he highlights Frida Kahlo's uniqueness and originality (or "weirdness"). Rivero uses his own feelings of being different as a point of connection with her, as well..... More
Matanzas, Cuba: Ediciones Vigía (Colección Clásicos), 2023. First edition. Cloth. 1p., illus., boards. "Las tejedoras de Julio Cortázar" is a handmade, original art book by Héctor R. Rivero, featuring multiple textures and colors from repurposed materials. These creative images revolve around the highly influential Argentine writer Julio Cortázar's poem, "Las..... More
Cologne: Jessica Gispert (self-published), 2021. First edition. Paperback. 58p., color plates, photos, wrps. "Unseen" is a photographic exhibition, originally shown at Mélange in Cologne, in which artist Jessica Gispert explores her relationship to spirituality as a silent part of her Cuban identity. Gispert centers her work around the worship and honor..... More
La Habana: Fundación Fernando Ortiz, 2013. First edition. Paperback. 311p., bibl., wrps. Analyzes soccer in early 20th century Cuba, which was kickstarted by Spanish immigrants and did not become a Cuban cultural artifact until the 1930's. The book addresses, amateurism and professionalism in the discipline, foreign teams and clubs abroad..... More
La Habana: CITMATEL, 2021. First edition. Paperback. 710p., photos, facsimiles, indices, wrps. The landscape and landscapers in Cuba, is an interesting proposal, whose objective is to disseminate the history, origins and definition of landscaping in Cuba. Its author, through interviews and professional resumes of leading artists of this genre, establishes..... More
