J. Roberto Diago Cuban, b. 1971
Juan Roberto Diago was born in 1971 in Havana, Cuba, and has been part of the Cuban art scene since the early nineties. He graduated from the San Alejandro Academy, in Havana, in 1990, and began to exhibit soon after.
Diago comes from a family of artists, and the work of his grandfather, after whom he is named, was a big influence. The senior Roberto Diago was one of the pivotal voices of Cuban Art in the Forties, despite his short life.
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Untitled, from the series Lagrimas Negras, ca. 1996View more details
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Magic Carpet, 2019View more details
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Untitled, 2017View more details
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Untitled, 2015View more details
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Untitled, 2015View more details
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Untitled, 2014View more details
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De La Serie: 'La Paz de Tu Alma', 2013View more details
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Untitled, 2013 SoldView more details
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Mi Casa, 2012View more details
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Untitled, 2012View more details
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Untitled, 2012View more details
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Untitled, 2012View more details
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Yo Naci Libre, 2009View more details
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Proyecto: La Ciudad Transparente, 2007View more details
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A Place in the World, 2006 SoldView more details
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El Poder de la Presencia, 2006View more details
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Mi Señora, 2005View more details
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La Sangre esta en la Tierra, 2004View more details
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Soplando Fuerte, 2004View more details
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Ya no es el Dia de Morir, 2004View more details
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Untitled from the series "Rostros que solo yo veo", 2003View more details
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Untitled, from series "Rostros que solo yo veo", 2003View more details
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Untitled, Series "Rostro que solo yo Veo", 2003View more details
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Yo Cuido, 2003View more details
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La Vida Me Gusta Mucho, 2000View more details
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El, from the series Lagrimas Negras, 1996View more details
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El Camino es DuroView more details
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La Ciudad TransparenteView more details
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La Ciudad Transparente #1 SoldView more details
During his career Diago has participated in numerous exhibitions in and outside of Cuba. One of the milestones was when in 1997 he represented Cuba in the prestigious Venice Biennale in Italy. His works can be found in prestigious collections around the world, such as the National Museum of Fine Arts in Havana, Cuba; the CIFO (Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation) in Miami, Florida; and the Rubin Foundation Collection, New York.
From the very beginning Diago has been occupied with identity, which he rendered through themes of social inferences. Thematically the unifying thread in his oeuvre has been his critique to racism in Cuba; something that ‘officially’ doesn’t exist but is present in daily life in the country. His older pieces were distinguished by the use of materials such as discarded wood and metal, as a reference to the living conditions of black people in the country. Although these conditions are not exclusively for black people, they are the ones who historically lived in the poorest neighborhoods, thus often bearing the worst situations. This was the inspiration behind many of Diago’s well-known installations, in which he was compelled to represent scaled down houses made to look like the real ones.
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Chill
Afro-Caribbean figuration February 19 - March 26, 2022 Pan American Art ProjectsThese pieces cover a vast array of styles, from the hyper realistic to the surreal from the regions of Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica. In the presentation of these diverse works,...Read more -
The Universal Language of Abstraction
Collective Show January 20 - March 19, 2019The Universal Language of Abstraction is an exhibition that aims to explore the abstract trends in Contemporary Art through the works of artists with diverse origins, backgrounds, and techniques. The...Read more