From now through Sept. 12, 2026, the Lowe Art Museum in Coral Gables will have two exhibitions on display that together form the most comprehensive presentation of Afro-Cuban art shown across the world.
“El Pasado Mío: Afrodescent Contributions to Cuban Art” and “Afrocubanismo: Highlights from the Ramon and Nerycs Cernuda Collection” are made up of Afro-Cuban artworks that cannot be reduced to a singular “Black” style, theme, approach or technique. When considered within the historical, political and socioeconomic contexts in which they were created, these works explore Cuba and its complexities through the lives and experiences of Afro-Cuban artists, many of whom have gone unrecognized until now.
The goal of “El Pasado Mío/My Own Past” is to restore the omissions in critical parts of Cuban art history by elevating Afrodescendant artists who have been overlooked, forgotten or written out of the historical record, according to Dr. Jill Deupi, the Lowe Art Museum’s Beaux Arts executive director and chief curator…