It’s a Great Escape–Unless You Can’t Leave
Cuba’s History and the American Imagination
In the American imagination, Cuba is the land of Castro, cars, communism and cane (sugar), a place that offers an escape from the realities of history and the world. But for three Americans who have devoted their lives to studying the island nation’s landscape, architecture, art, music, and history – and shared their work during a Zócalo panel at the Getty Center Thursday night – that American vision of Cuba is almost the very opposite of the truth. Cuba is different precisely because it offers no refuge from history. “There’s …
