Exhibitions in Havana Homes Challenge Public Space Debates in Post-Soviet Cuba

Art exhibitions held in private residences in Havana are reshaping discussions about public space in contemporary Cuba. These practices, emerging only recently despite the home's longstanding role in Cuban cultural and political life, intervene in spatial politics rooted in the Cuban Revolution of 1959. They highlight the reorganization of official and unofficial cultures following the collapse of the Soviet bloc. By problematizing state and market alliances in a postsocialist context, these home-based exhibits are embedded in both local and global debates about art's place today. The article, published on June 5, 2017, by Paloma Duong, explores these informal residential exhibition cultures, situating them historically and mapping their implications. Content is available through MIT Press on a subscription-only basis.