Cuban contemporary art" will be opened in London, according to the September 3 Sunday Telegraph. It is sponsored by Ewan Phillips who recently visited Cuba.
Phillips told the London newspaper that Cuba is the "first Communist regime to advocate experimental art." He said that Che Guevara had played an important role in creating this atmosphere.
"Cuban artists are quite free to paint what they like," Phillips stated,
"but it's difficult for them to get paints
and so on. And it's difficult for them to
live through their art; there's no great
buying by the trade unions as in other
socialist countries.
"They have to do other work, like
teaching or poster design. Cuba has the
best posters I've ever seen, and I'm
hoping there'll be a show of them here
later on."
Phillips' exhibition will be at
22a Madox Street, London, W.1.