   
Exposition. Triumph of the Spirit: Carlos ALFONZO, A Survey, 1975-1991 18 juin 1998 - 13 septembre 1998 USA, Washington D.C., Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden "Emblems of "desire, death, sacrifice and spiritual change," as one writer has described it, permeate nearly 50 paintings and works on paper by Cuban-born American artist Carlos Alfonzo (1950--1991), whose life was cut short by AIDS at the age of 40. From early calligraphic compositions created in Cuba to tumultuously autobiographical "blood" paintings of 1990--91, Alfonzo's bravura with paint, penchant for diverse sources (the Tarot, Roman Catholicism, the Afro-Cuban Santería religion), and alignment with transatlantic Neo-Expressionist trends are revealed. The Miami-based Alfonzo reached the brink of national recognition after emigrating from Cuba in 1980 as part of the Mariel Harbor boatlift. The exhibition, organized by Assistant Curator Olga Viso, is on tour from the Miami Art Museum. Essays by Viso, Dan Cameron, and others appear in a fully illustrated bilingual catalog"
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ALFONZO Carlos
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CAMERON Dan
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