Comunicación y expresión oral

The poetic birth of Cuba, and of the character of its culture, might be found in a phrase placed in the mouth of an aborigine of the island and included in a book by the Cuban writers Cintio Vitier and Fina Garcia Marruz, who traced and assembled such outbursts of inadvertent poetry. As is well known, the Spaniards arrived in America by way of the Antilles, which have always formed a sort of aquatic frontier of the continent. In addition to a thirst for gold, the peculiar geography of the area awakened another obsession in Christopher Columbus and his followers that was to last for years: to...

"Naci sonambulo en un cementerio Poblado de espectros y de noche, Cante en la noche un sol que crei mio Y vi como el sol se me eclipsaba. Pero en el canto mi sol sobrevivia Y era sol la noche apunalada. Hijo soy del cementerio oscuro Padre de un sol que canta. No hay noche eterna, me dije No hay noche eterna si el sol brilla."

Now available again, this lively and accessible introduction to one of the world's most beloved artists is filled with color illustrations, fascinating biographical information, and insight into Picasso's artistic development. What did Spain look like when Picasso was born? What kind of community did he grow up in? What was his studio like? Who were the people who had the most influence on his art? The answers to these and other questions help bring into focus the Spanish artist's brilliant career and his influence on 20th-century art. Color reproductions of Picasso's masterpieces are...

Frente al agotamiento del entusiasmo por el arte contemporáneo que sí había en los años 2000, este ensayo busca una respuesta en relecturas de artistas rosarinos que en los años 50 tramaron un lugar imaginario, con espíritu localista y retrospectivo.