The UCCS Galleries of Contemporary Art will open a new exhibit, “Cuba and Other Considerations: The Art of Carlos Manuel Cárdenes and Esteban Blanco,” at GOCA 121 in downtown Colorado Springs.
A public reception is scheduled for 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Feb. 7 at GOCA 121, 121 S. Tejon Street.. The artists will give public lectures at 5 p.m. The exhibit will be on display through March 22.
About the Artists
Cuban-born Carlos Manuel Cárdenes and Esteban Blanco are Miami and Colorado-based artists whose works in photography, bronze and mixed-media sculpture mine the depths of their diasporic experience.
Cárdenes’ “FACES” series of photographs of Cuban artists survey this dynamic group and are as a whole incredibly moving. Blanco will exhibit works from two series. His bronze works are inspired by Italo Calvino’s work of fiction “The Invisible Cities” that wrestle with wishes to idealize home cities, as well as work from his mixed-media sculpture series “Violent Toys.”
The exhibit, lectures and artist residencies are generously sponsored by the CU President’s Fund for the Humanities and the UCCS Chancellor’s Office. GOCA will publish a catalog to accompany the exhibit.
GOCA is a regional hub of contemporary art, culture, and conversation. By featuring world-class artists, hosting artist and expert talks, and offering meaningful events GOCA engages UCCS students, faculty, staff and Pikes Peak Region community members in contemporary culture and life. GOCA features two galleries, one founded on the UCCS campus in 1982 and a satellite that opened in 2010 in the Plaza of the Rockies building.
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