Poder
Lithography, silk screen, linoleum and wood cut, and etching on paper. Essay by Yamilys Brito Jorge.
2010 10 x 10 x 197” Edition of 25 with 16 artist copies and 3 proof copies.
Steven Daiber in collaboration with 15 Cuban printmakers- Oscar Osmeivy Ortega, Eduardo Hernández Santos, Orlando Montalbán Rodríguez, Angelmaidelín Calzadilla Fernández, Jesús Reyes Romeu (Chucho), Hanoi Pérez Cordero, Jannette Brossard Duharte, Darexis Valle Rodriguez, Isolina Limonta Rodríguez, Luis Lamothe Duribe, Alejandro Sainz Ramos, Dania Fleites Díaz, Aliosky García Sosa, Norberto Marrero Pírez, Yamilys Brito Jorge.
Power rules. We are born and are powerful because in our relationships and connections. . . Force is physical, Power is intellectual.
Collections:
Fenwick Library, George Mason University, Haas Family Art Library, Yale University, Mexican American & Iberian Collections, Green Library, Stanford University, Smith College Art Museum, Cuban Heritage Collection, Richter Library, University of Miami, Olin Library, Wesleyan University, Skillman Library, Lafayette College, Library of Congress, New York Public Library ,Museo de Bellas Artes, Havana, Wifredo Lam Contemporary Art Center, Havana, ISA -Institute of Superior Arts, Havana, Taller Experimenta de la Gráfica, Havana,UNEAC (Union of Artists and Writers), Havana.
Exhibitions
2014: Aqui en la lucha: The Center for Book Arts, New York, NY
2013: Cuba Two Views: El Calor del Sol: Rosenburg Library, City College of San Francisco,
2012 Cruzando los estrechos: Collaborating in Cuba, Madison University, Rare Beauty: Contemporary Visions in Book Arts: Hartford Art School, Hartford CT,
2011: Hecho y mano en Cuba: Skillman Library, Lafayette College, Rompecabezas: Identidad: Galeria Servando Cabrere, La Habana, Cuba
View "Making of Poder" on Flickr
The artist book collaborations have grown out of multiple conversations with Cuban artists since 2003. In 2007 the artists chose three themes that primarily impact their social and political relationships: Power, Privacy and Waiting.
The trilogy of artists books Cronica insular: Poder 2010, Privacidad 2011 and La Espera 2013 tell the stories of their lived reality in 21st century Cuba. The artists have donated five copies of each book to Cuban cultural institutions.