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Within the revolution, everything--a little while longer: the 9th Havana Biennial brought together work from 52 countries this spring, proving once more that art need not be commercial to thrive.

From: Art in America  |  Date: 9/1/2006  |  Author: Valdez, Sarah

The overwhelming impression I had after looking at the work of over 200 contributors to the latest Havana Biennial is that art is alive and well outside of the marketplace. A team of eight curators sought, as is this show's preview, underrepresented artists to participate in the exhibition, focusing this year on "Dynamics of Urban Culture." Of course this theme has particular resonance in a country where political policy and its consequences--sparsely stocked market shelves, ...

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