15/06/2026
We are pleased to share that Elio Rodríguez Valdés is included in My Past: Afro-descendant Contributions to Cuban Art, currently on view at the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami.
Accompanying the landmark publication by Alejandro de la Fuente and Cary Aileen García Yero, the exhibition revisits two centuries of Cuban art through the work of Afro-descendant artists whose contributions have often been overlooked. Through research, archival recovery, and curatorial inquiry, My Past expands the canon of Cuban visual culture while foregrounding the depth and complexity of Afro-Cuban artistic production.
Within this broader historical dialogue, Rodríguez Valdés’s sculptural practice approaches the body as a site of memory, transformation, desire, and vulnerability—contributing to ongoing conversations around identity, cultural inheritance, and visibility.
Read the full article:
https://www.elnuevoherald.com/ultimas-noticias/article316047499.html =cpy
Image 1 & 2: Installation view of My Past, Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami. Photo: Oriol Tarridas.
Artwork featured: Elio Rodríguez Valdés, Jungla Carnal (Naked Jungle), 2020, soft sculpture, 59 × 59 × 7.75 inches. Photo courtesy of Alejandro de la Fuente.