Javier Castro Havana, Cuba | 1984

Javier Castro produces a multifaceted array of creative work, including video and video installation, environments, photography, sculpture and drawings intertwined with concepts of marginality, race, religion and broken paradigms. His work focuses on the human experience and modes of survival inspired by history and Socio-political dynamics. The provocative dimension of his work introduces a reflection on the complex condition and psychological struggle of the human being. Castro Studied at the National Academy of Fine Arts and University of the Arts (ISA) in Havana. The contrast between ISA and the struggle of marginalized communities in San Isidro, Havana, where he grew up, defined his artistic voice. Castro has been awarded several notable grants and commissions. His work has been exhibited globally and is part of the permanent collections of the National Museum of Fine Art in Havana, Cuba; Daros-Latinamerica Collection, Zurich Switzerland; Kadist Art Foundation, San Francisco, CA and the Perez Art Museum, Miami, FL, among others. He lives and works between Havana and New York.