Opening Reception: Judio Y Cubano

When: Wednesday, November 13 From 7 PM to 9 PM

Where: Jewish Museum of Florida FIU, 301 Washington Ave

About: Judío y Cubano explores the artwork of several Cuban Jewish artists. This exhibition will be on view from October 29, 2019 though January 12, 2020 and includes Baruj Salinas’s handcrafted illuminated manuscript The Torah Project as well as an 8 ft oil pastel drawing by José Luis Fariñas and photographs by the renown photographer Robert Koltun.

The Torah Project contains the five books of Moses and commentaries from personalities in art and biblical studies, which have been translated into four languages — English, Spanish, Italian, and German. The cover of The Torah Project is made of wood and Pearl and represents the city of Jerusalem. In between the chapters of the Torah are 27 lithographs created by Salinas. Robert Koltun was one of the first media photographers to be allowed to travel to Cuba. He worked as a photography correspondent for Spain’s EFE and has worked for The Miami Herald and El Neuvo Herald for 28 years.

José Luis Fariñas is a painter, draftsman and author of four books of poetry and one of short stories. He received the First Prize of Cuba Fiction in 2003 and was awarded the Prometheus of Poetry in 2001 from The National Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba (UNEAC).

The opening reception is co-sponsored by CasaCuba at FIU