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Yaima Carrazana Ciudad

Exhibitions
Burt Barr, "Sextet", 1998–2001. Projection vidéo, noir et blanc, son. Trilogie de diptyque comprenant : "Angel", 2001 (14 min 5 sec) ; "Rain Piece", 1998 (11 min 40 sec) ; "August", 1999 (15 min 5 sec). Collection Mudam Luxembourg. Acquisition 2001 © Photogrammes : galerie Brent Sikkema
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Artworks
Yaima Carrazana Ciudad, "La Hybris de un Rey", 2004. Vidéo, couleur, son. 1 min 26 sec. Ed. 2/3. Collection Mudam Luxembourg, Musée d’Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean. Acquisition 2005 © Photogramme : Mudam Luxembourg
La Hybris de un Rey
Yaima Carrazana Ciudad
2004

Vidéo, couleur, son
1 min 26 sec
Ed. 2/3
Collection Mudam Luxembourg
Acquisition 2005
© Photogramme : Mudam Luxembourg

Fascinated by the elegance of movement displayed by a horse on a red carpet, the young Cuban artist Yaima Carrazana Ciudad (b. 1981, Santiago de Cuba) in her work La Hybris de un Rey (2004) refers to the arrogance of Agamemnon, the King of Crete. In Greek antiquity, hubris constitutes the most heinous transgression committed by an individual attempting to challenge destiny and the gods. Here Carraza oric commentary on the political situation of her ccountry of origin.