Carlos Martiel
Cuban artist born in 1989. Graduated from the National Academy of Fine Arts San Alejandro (Havana), between 2008-2010 Martiel studied at the Cátedra Arte de Conducta, directed by the Cuban artist Tania Bruguera. A descendant of Haitian and Jamaican immigrants who emigrated to Holguín in the mid-1920s, Carlos Martiel was interested from a young age in questions related to his body, freedom in Cuba, the limits of what is permissible, the migratory experience, raciality, among others. He approaches these themes through performance as a means of empowerment.
15 October 2025
Artista cubano nacido en 1989. Graduado de la Academia Nacional de Bellas Artes “San Alejandro” (La Habana), entre los años 2008-2010, estudió en la Cátedra Arte de Conducta, dirigida por la artista Tania Bruguera. Descendiente de inmigrantes haitianos y jamaiquinos que emigraron a Holguín a mediados de 1920, Carlos Martiel se interesó desde joven por cuestiones o problemáticas relacionadas a su cuerpo, las libertades en Cuba, los límites de lo permisible, la experiencia migratoria, la racialidad, entre otros temas, los cuales aborda desde la performance como medio de empoderamiento.
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