
Handmade in Cuba
Rolando Estevez and the Beautiful Books of Ediciones Vigia
University Press of Florida
Will be published approx. on 9. June 2020
Book
Hardback
240 pages
978-1-68340-152-0 (ISBN)
Description
Handmade in Cuba is an in-depth examination of Ediciones Vigia, an artisanal press that published exquisite books crafted from simple supplies during some of Cuba's most dire economic periods. Vividly illustrated, this volume shows how the publishing collective responded to the nation's changing historical and political situation from the margins of society, representing Cuban culture across the boundaries of race, age, gender, and genre.In this volume, poets and scholars reflect on the unique artistic direction of Rolando Estevez, who oversaw the creation of over 500 handmade books and magazines between 1985 and 2014. They highlight the beautiful designs and unusual materials selected, including fabric, metals, wood, feathers, and discarded items. Through diverse perspectives, including an interview with Estevez himself, the essays showcase the unlimited inventive possibilities of books as objects, as sculptural pieces, and as installations. Even in the age of technology, Estevez generated enormous excitement and admiration for these hand-crafted books, and this volume offers the first inside view of this important alternative publishing space.Contributors: Ruth Behar | Juanamaria Cordones-Cook | Gwendolyn Diaz | Erin Finzer | William Luis | Nancy Morejon | Kim Nochi | Carina Pino Santos | Soleida Rios | Kristin Schwain | Elzbieta Sklodowska
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Language
English
Place of publication
Florida
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paper over boards
Illustrations
56 colour and 23 black & white illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 150 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
522 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-68340-152-0 (9781683401520)
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Persons
Ruth Behar is the Victor Haim Perera Collegiate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Michigan and the recipient of a MacArthur "Genius" Award. Her many books include Traveling Heavy: A Memoir in between Journeys and Lucky Broken Girl. Juanamaria Cordones-Cook is the Curators' Distinguished Research Professor and the Catherine Paine Middlebush Professor of Romance Languages at the University of Missouri. An Emmy-nominated filmmaker, she is the author or editor of numerous award winning books, including Nancy Morejon's Looking Within/Mirar adentro: Selected Poems/Poemas escogidos, 1954-2000. Kristin Schwain, associate professor of art history at the University of Missouri, is the author of Signs of Grace: Religion and American Art in the Gilded Age.
Content
1. For the Love of Beautiful Books: An Ode to the Work of Rolando Estevez for Ediciones Vigia - Ruth Behar
2. Estevez Always Walking on the Grass - Nancy Morejon
3. The Artist's Voice: Rolando Estevez Jordan Interviewed by Juanamaria Cordones-Cook
4. Estevez's Artistic Journey - Juanamaria Cordones-Cook
Enchantments
5. Tracing the Tracks of Time in Natural Love: Nancy Morejon's Cantico de la huella - Gwendolyn Diaz
6. "Vigia es Elegua:" Crossing and Dwelling in Barquitos del San Juan (2007) - Kristin Schwain
7. An Enchanting Exchange: The Gift Economy of Vigia Books - Erin S. Finzer
8. The Brilliant Poverty of Vigia - Carina Pino Santos
Histories
9. Vigia Iconography and the Construction of a Cuban Identity - Kim Larson
10. Between Wonder and Resonance: Ediciones Vigia and the Archives of the Special Period in Cuba - Elzbieta Sklodowska
11. Vigia and the Cuban Nation - William Luis
Bibliography
Filmography
Contributors
Index
2. Estevez Always Walking on the Grass - Nancy Morejon
3. The Artist's Voice: Rolando Estevez Jordan Interviewed by Juanamaria Cordones-Cook
4. Estevez's Artistic Journey - Juanamaria Cordones-Cook
Enchantments
5. Tracing the Tracks of Time in Natural Love: Nancy Morejon's Cantico de la huella - Gwendolyn Diaz
6. "Vigia es Elegua:" Crossing and Dwelling in Barquitos del San Juan (2007) - Kristin Schwain
7. An Enchanting Exchange: The Gift Economy of Vigia Books - Erin S. Finzer
8. The Brilliant Poverty of Vigia - Carina Pino Santos
Histories
9. Vigia Iconography and the Construction of a Cuban Identity - Kim Larson
10. Between Wonder and Resonance: Ediciones Vigia and the Archives of the Special Period in Cuba - Elzbieta Sklodowska
11. Vigia and the Cuban Nation - William Luis
Bibliography
Filmography
Contributors
Index