Jose Toirac Cuban, b. 1966
The work of José Toirac is defined by its ability to observe and dismantle historical and political processes. His references, therefore, are always essential characters of politics and history, through which he relates the universal, to the reality that surrounds him. His intention is to show the zones of the silence of the official history, the truth that always hides behind the power.
His work is strongly censured by the authorities in Cuba. Part of his creative process is to use images from the public domain (magazines and official newspapers), because once they are published, supposedly they passed the censorship of the State. His work travels along the line that separates politics from reality, exposing that intermediate zone where manipulation mechanisms are visible.
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Coca Cola Light from the "Waiting for the Right Time" serries, 2021View more details
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Coca-Cola Diet, from the "Waiting for the Right Time" series, 2021View more details
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Coca-Cola Life, from the "Waiting for the Right Time" series , 2021View more details
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Coca-Cola zero, from the "Waiting for the Right Time" series, 2021View more details
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Coca-Cola, from "Waiting for the Right Time" series, 2021View more details
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La Maison, from "Waiting for the Right Time" series, 2021View more details
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Opium, from "Waiting for the Right Time" series, 2021View more details
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Colt 38 yacente (Homage to Martí), 2020View more details
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Absolut Toirac, from "Waiting for the Right Time" series, 2019View more details
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Absolut Toirac, from "Waiting for the Right Time" series, 2019View more details
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Benetton, Waiting For The Right Time Series, 2019View more details
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Canon, from "Waiting for the Right Time" series, 2019View more details
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Coca Cola, from "Waiting for the Right Time" series, 2019View more details
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Coca-Cola Life, 2019 SoldView more details
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Coca-Cola, from "Waiting for the Right Time" series, 2019View more details
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Coca-Cola, from "Waiting for the Right Time" series, 2019View more details
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Coca-Cola, from "Waiting for the Right Time" series, 2019 SoldView more details
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Cuba Post, from "Waiting for the Right Time" series, 2019View more details
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Dolce Vita, from "Waiting for the Right Time" series, 2019View more details
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Eternity, from "Waiting for the Right Time" series, 2019 SoldView more details
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Eternity, from "Waiting for the Right Time" series, 2019View more details
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Hommage to Hans Haacke, 2019View more details
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Just Do It, from "Waiting for the Right Time" series, 2019View more details
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La Maison, from "Waiting for the Right Time" series, 2019View more details
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Marlboro, from "Waiting for the Right Time" series, 2019View more details
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Marlboro, from "Waiting for the Right Time" series, 2019View more details
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Opium, from "Waiting for the Right Time" series, 2019 SoldView more details
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Opium, from "Waiting for the Right Time" series, 2019 SoldView more details
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Opium, From Waiting For The Right Time Series, 2019 SoldView more details
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Puros Habanos, from "Waiting for the Right Time" series, 2019View more details
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Puros Habanos, Waiting For The Right Time Series, 2019View more details
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Think Different, from "Waiting for the Right Time" series, 2019View more details
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Al vaiven de las olas, 2017View more details
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Cuanta Razon, 2017View more details
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Cuanta Verdad, 2017View more details
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En la gloria, 2017View more details
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Es lo que es, 2017View more details
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Guias, 2017View more details
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Infinita paciencia, 2017View more details
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La Caida, 2016View more details
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Sony, from "Waiting for the Right Time" series, 2015- 2019View more details
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La Crisis de los 50, 2015View more details
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La Crisis de los 50, 2015View more details
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La Crisis de los 50, 2015View more details
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La Crisis de los 50, 2015View more details
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La Crisis de los 50, 2015View more details
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La Crisis de los 50, 2015View more details
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La Crisis de los 50, 2015View more details
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La Crisis de los 50, 2015View more details
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La Crisis de los 50, 2015View more details
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La Crisis de los 50, 2015View more details
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La Crisis de los 50, 2015View more details
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La Crisis de los 50, 2015View more details
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La Crisis de los 50, 2015View more details
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La Crisis de los 50, 2015View more details
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La Crisis de los 50, 2015View more details
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La Crisis de los 50, 2015View more details
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La Crisis de los 50, 2015View more details
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La Crisis de los 50, 2015View more details
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La Crisis de los 50, 2015View more details
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La Crisis de los 50, 2015View more details
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La Crisis de los 50, 2015View more details
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La Crisis de los 50, 2015View more details
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La Crisis de los 50, 2015View more details
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La Crisis delos 50, 2015View more details
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Bahia de Nipe, 2013View more details
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Memento Mori, 2013View more details
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Remember the Maine, 2013View more details
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Toda la Gloria del Mundo, 2013View more details
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Vanitas, 2013View more details
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Vanitas Vanitatum, 2013View more details
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Absolut, 2012View more details
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Coca-Cola, 2012View more details
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Eternity, 2012View more details
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Habanos, 2012View more details
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Marlboro, 2012View more details
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Obsession, 2012View more details
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Opium, 2012View more details
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Serie Parabolas: Sin Titulo, 2012View more details
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Solve et Coagula, 2012View more details
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Solve et Coagula, 2012View more details
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Solve et Coagula, 2012View more details
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Solve et Coagula (ceramic plates), 2012View more details
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Solve et Coagula (Chain ceramic plates), 2012View more details
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Solve Et Coagula (Installation), 2012View more details
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Solve Et Coagula (Installation), 2012View more details
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Solve Et Coagula (Installation), 2012View more details
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Sony, 2012View more details
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Untitled, 2012View more details
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Untitled 2, from Alma Pater Series, 2011View more details
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Untitled 3, from Alma Pater series, 2011View more details
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Untitled 4, from Alma Pater series, 2011View more details
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Untitled 5, from Alma Pater series, 2011View more details
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Untitled 6, from Alma Pater series, 2011View more details
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Untitled 7, from Alma Pater series, 2011View more details
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Untitled 8, from Alma Pater series, 2011View more details
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Untitled 8, from Alma Pater series, 2011View more details
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Untitled 9, from Alma Pater series, 2011View more details
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Untitled, from Alma Pater series, 2011View more details
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Shoot (Homenaje a Chris Burden), 2008-2009View more details
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PERFIL/PROFILE, 2007-2014View more details
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PERFIL/PROFILE, 2007-2014View more details
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Infante y Concordia, 2007-2008View more details
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Galiano y Barcelona, 2007-2008View more details
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Parque Maceo, 2007-2008View more details
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San Jose y Paseo del Prado, 2007-2008View more details
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Belascoain y Carlos III. 07-05-31T08:59:28-05:00, 2007-08View more details
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Belascoain y Reina. 07-05-17T09:55:23-05:00, 2007-08View more details
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Bernaza y Tte. Rey, 2007-08View more details
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Capitolio. 07-05-20T10:04:14-05:00, 2007-08View more details
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Centro Asturiano. 07-05-31T17:46:26-05:00, 2007-08View more details
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Galiano y Barcelona, 2007-08View more details
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Hommage to Walker Evans, 2007-08View more details
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Infanta y Concordia, 2007-08View more details
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Linea y M. 07-05-31T11:52:07-05:00, 2007-08View more details
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Malecon, 2007-08View more details
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Parque Central. 07-05-20T09:38:37-05:00, 2007-08View more details
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Parque Maceo. 07-05-31T12:38:25-05:00, 2007-08View more details
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Paseo del Prado, 2007-08View more details
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Teniente Rey y Paseo del Prado 07-05-20T10:18:00-05:00, 2007-08View more details
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Exposicion 1889-2006, 2007View more details
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Orbis, 2007View more details
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Confirmacion, 2006View more details
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Opus, 2005View more details
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Requiem, 2005View more details
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Requiem, 2004View more details
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Ruleta, 2001View more details
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Untitled, 2001View more details
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Untitled No. 15, 2000View more details
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Ciego Montero, from the series Tiempos Nuevos, 1998View more details
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Rosca Izquierda (Going against the Grain), 1998View more details
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Tecun, from the series Tiempos Nuevos, 1998View more details
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Tropicana, from the series Tiempos Nuevos, 1998View more details
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Parables of the Press, 1994View more details
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Parabolas de la Prensa, 1994View more details
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Untitled, 1994View more details
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Untitled, 1994View more details
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Amistad, 1993View more details
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Amistad, 1993View more details
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Amistad, 1993View more details
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Amistad (Triptych), 1993View more details
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Sabana Santa, 1992View more details
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Sabana Santa, 1992View more details
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Sabana Santa, 1992View more details
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Ave MariaView more details
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CanonView more details
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OrbisView more details
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Parables BookView more details
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Sabana SantaView more details
Jose Angel Toirac was born in Guantanamo, Cuba in 1966. He attended the 23 y 12 Elemental School of Art, the San Alejandro Academy and the Superior Institute of Art, all in Havana, Cuba. Toirac’s work has been included in many landmark exhibitions and has exhibited extensively in several countries, both individually and as part of collective exhibitions.
His pieces can be found in collections such as the National Museum of Fine Arts, Havana, Cuba; the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York City; the Centro Atlántico de Arte Moderno (CAAM), Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain; the Arizona State University Art Museum (ASU) , Tempe, Arizona; the Ludwig Forum, Aachen, Germany; the Rubell Family Collection, Miami, Florida; The Rhode Island School of Design Museum, Providence, Rhode Island; the Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach, California; the Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art, Austin, Texas; and the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Montréal, Québec, Canada, among others.
Toirac often seeks inspiration in the past as a way to bring home his point referencing a present situation. He frequently includes the use of documents and images, both historical and artistic, mostly but not exclusively, from Cuban national records and archives. He brings out fragments of history that can be subject to revision, and by deconstructing it he confronts its official ‘reading’ in a subtle way, presenting the facts under a new light. He is very interested in the way that history has been manipulated to reinforce a given idea. His main source of inspiration, which is his country’s political history, is endless, mostly due to the manipulative use of history by the state. He is constantly questioning the way that collective memory is ‘constructed’ by fabricating ‘supporting evidence’ such as photos, to ‘facts’ or by hiding information. The artist points out how the history of Cuba during these last decades would be rewritten once the political order changes and many ‘new’ historical facts surface. Toirac received the National Prize of the Plastic Arts for the Work of a lifetime.
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