Yoan Capote Cuban, b. 1977
Works
Biography
Yoan Capote
Pinar del Río, Cuba, 1977
Yoan Capote may be the first Cuban artist to be directly interested in artistically exploring the small physical, sensorial, emotional, psychological and even glandular or endocrine reactions that the human being experiences. For a long time the wonderful and multiple functions of our bodies were neglected as a topic or source of inspiration for the creation of artistic works.
Exhibitions
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Without Masks at Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes
Curated by Orlando Hernández 28 Jul - 22 Oct 2017Following successful exhibitions at the Johannesburg Art Gallery in 2010 and the UBC Museum of Anthropology, Vancouver, in 2014, the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes and the Watch Hill Foundation...Read more -
Without Masks at Johannesburg Art Gallery
Curated by Orlando Hernández 23 May 2010Johannesburg Art Gallery (JAG) The first exhibition of 'Without Masks: Contemporary Afrocuban Art' was at the prestigious Johannesburg Art Gallery (JAG) in 2010. It coincided with South Africa's hosting of...Read more
Video
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Opening of the exhibition "Without Masks: Contemporary Afro-Cuban Art" at Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes in Havana, Cuba
In Context February 5, 2021Opening of the exhibition 'Without Masks: Contemporary Afro-Cuban Art' at Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes in Havana, Cuba. Directed by: Eliot Fritel Interviews with: Chris...Read more -
Artist talk with Yoan Capote
In Context February 5, 2021Artist talk with Yoan Capote during the public program of the exhibition 'Without Masks. Contemporary Afro-Cuban Art' at Museo Nacional de Bellas. Habana, Cuba, 2017.Read more
News
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Portrait of an Artist: Yoan Capote
Fabien Fryns February 1, 2019A few days into a cigar-tasting trip to Cuba, the urge to explore the local art scene took over, and I remembered a character I...Read more -
PÉREZ — BOTH MAN AND MUSEUM — LOOK ACROSS THE HORIZON TO CUBA. HERE’S WHAT THEY SEE.
Siobhan Morrissey July 23, 2018One of the oft-touted strategies of real estate is to buy the least expensive property in the best neighborhood. The opposite approach is true for...Read more