- El Bohemio
Sheet: 20 × 27 9/16 in. (50.8 × 70 cm)
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In Ciego de Ávila Province, in the central part of Cuba some 260 miles from the capital, the cultural center El Bohemio occasionally hosted drag shows. As a friend put the finishing touches on Shakira’s costume, she raised her arm, summoning the forces for her performance. A young man watches the show that has already begun on the other side of the curtain, which is bathed in a fiery red light.
En la provincia de Ciego de Ávila, en la zona central de Cuba, a unas 260 millas de la capital, el centro cultural El Bohemio ocasionalmente presentaba espectáculos de drag. Shakira levanta el brazo invocando la energía para su actuación, mientras un amigo da los últimos retoques a su vestuario. Un joven observa el espectáculo que recién comienza del otro lado de la cortina, bañado por una luz
roja intensa.
ProvenanceThe artist, Havana, Cuba; purchased by Madeleine P. Plonsker, Glencoe, Illinois, ; purchased by MFAH, 2022.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in black ink, verso, bottom left: "El Bohemio," 2014
Inscribed in black ink, verso, bottom center: 7/10
Inscribed in black ink, verso, bottom right: ALEJANDRO PEREZ ALVAREZ - 2017 [signature]
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