HABANA COOL
Join us for a very cool music and art event in Santa Monica
Saturday, July 25, 2015--6:00-9:00 PM
Meet Luis Enrique Camejo!
Photograph of Camejo by Austin Young
Luis Enrique Camejo (b. Pinar del Río, 1971)
Luis Enrique Camejo graduated from the Instituto Superior de Arte in Havana in 1996. His most recent body of work consists of cityscapes of Havana awash in rich, saturated hues. Frequently nocturnal, these strangely under-populated urban scenes are like snapshots of the mind. Only certain elements—a tree, car, light fixture, or bike—are concretely captured, as if by a passing glance. Others fade into the drips and blurs of the paint. “I depict life passing too fast, trying to catch the uncatchable, the artificial light, the images that stay in our minds as ghosts of an indifferent and strange reality,” writes Camejo. A Professor of painting at the Instituto Superior de Arte in Havana since 1996, Camejo has exhibited his work internationally.
West Coast Premiere of Leo Montesino's BOLEROS!
The night will be partly devoted to the virtuoso Bolero torch singer Leo Montesinos, an outstanding Cuban singer winning a deserved reputation for vocal quality, elegance and stage presence. She is the daughter of prominent musician Rey Montesinos and tours with her father often.
Working in Havana as a radio music star, and producer of a monthly Bolero event , Ms Montesinos has also in the International Festival Boleros de Oro, in Havana's Mella Theatre.
She has toured as a soloist in Mexico, Spain and Italy, the Guadalupe Island and Panama, among others. She has participated in numerous festivals Boleros in various cities in Colombia , including the International Festival de Bohemia in 2009.
ROBERT BERMAN GALLERY
The Robert Berman Gallery has been in business in Santa Monica, California since 1979. Founder and owner Robert Berman was early on in exhibiting artists such as Keith Haring and Raymond Pettibon and has done historical and seminal exhibitions by such artists as William S. Burroughs and Man Ray. The gallery has a rotating exhibition schedule specializing in mid-career and established artists in all mediums.
ROBERT BERMAN GALLERY
At Bergamot Station Arts Center
2525 Michigan Avenue, Suite B7
Santa Monica, California 90404
B7 Tel: 310.315.1937
Fax: 310.315.9688
info@robertbermangallery.com
Gallery Hours:
Tuesday through Saturday, 11am-6pm