The City of Miami
and
Leeds Colby Paris Spence Hoffman & Valori, P.A.

present
¡ Celebra Libertad !
(Celebrate Freedom !)

an exhibit of Miami artist

Xavier Cortada's

"Painted Cuban Plane"
and
"Freedom Luggage Installation"

on

May 20 -23, 2004

(by invitation on May 19th at 6 pm)

at
The Elizabeth Virrick Hangar
2600 South Bayshore Drive
Coconut Grove, Florida

 

Please click here to read artist's statement. Click here to see ¡Celebra Libertad! gallery

¡Celebra Libertad ! features Xavier Cortada's painted airplane:  his painting on the actual Russian Antonov-2 Colt airplane that brought a family from Cuba to the United States.

Cortada will also be the presenting 45 pieces of luggage numbered sequentially from 1959 to 2004, representing each year the Cuban community has been in exile.  Each piece will include letters from exiles describing their diaspora.