Ludlow E. Bailey
Curator
I want to use art to teach the entire world about Black history and the importance of the Black
experience and creativity in the intellectual and spiritual evolution of humanity.
CADA International
JUAN
ROBERTO
DIAGO
I Will Not Talk (No Hablaré), Private Collection Mixed Media on Canvas, 39 ½ x 31 ¾ inches
Woman (Mujer), Mixed Media and Collage on Canvas Private Collection 39 ½ x 25 ½ inches
Untitled [Quiet Power} (Sin Título [Poder Pasivo]) mixed media and collage on canvas, 49 x 34 ¼ inches Private Collection
I Will Not Talk (No Hablaré), Private Collection Mixed Media on Canvas, 39 ½ x 31 ¾ inches
Juan Roberto Diago "Durruthy "Diago" was Born 1971 in Havana, Cuba. He is a Cuban contemporary artist who graduated at the Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes "San Alejandro," Havana.
Influenced by his own past, in his work he confronts the Cuban official racial narrative, rewriting history to include the slavery and shame the country has tried to forget.
He works with materials like calico in reference to what slaves used to wear.
From the 1997 Venice Biennale, through 2019,
Roberto Diago's work has been exhibited in
major art shows worldwide.