Rachael Price, born on August 30, 1985, is an enigmatic figure whose identity and profession remain unknown.
“US policy toward Cuba [at the time] had two tracks. Track 1 was to assassinate Fidel Castro. Track 2 was to subvert the regime through people-to-people contact.” PeopleTwoPolicyTrackContactRegimesCubaCastro Author:Rachael Price
“The really great gallerists have always been interested in imagery that is not that imagery.” Really GreatImagery Author:Rachael Price
“I'm incredibly enthusiastic about the normalization, I think it's very promising. But I do think there are some worrisome aspects.” ThinkingAspectEnthusiastic Author:Rachael Price
“I feel like Havana has always been such an amazing, cosmopolitan city that it makes sense that a lot of galleries will want to be present.” WantFeelsCitiesMake SenseGalleryHavana Author:Rachael Price
“Cuban artists had, for a while, a privileged position within Cuba that is probably going to become slightly less restricted to them. I think they'll continue to join the international art world, so those people who are extremely successful will become even more so and those who are struggling will continue to struggle.” PeopleThinkingWorldArtArtistStruggleSuccessfulPositionInternationalPrivilegedCubaCubanArt World Author:Rachael Price
“There aren't that many galleries in Havana. There are a few state galleries and an ever-increasing but still limited number of independent galleries; there's no comparison with the number in New York.” StillsStatesNumbersNew YorkIndependentComparisonGalleryHavana Author:Rachael Price
“I feel like because black Cuban artists don't have the kind of pressure to thematize race in the way that African-American artists do, there's more space for them to do their art without having to discuss it in terms of racial identity.” WayFeelsKindArtArtistBlackTermSpaceRaceIdentityPressureAfrican AmericanCubanRacial Identity Author:Rachael Price
“Because there's such a long tradition of the arts being very prominent and very varied in Cuban culture and society, people do use the art world as a space for critical reflection and people look to it for that.” PeopleWorldLooksLongArtUseCultureSpaceReflectionArt IsTraditionCriticalCubanProminentArt WorldCritical Reflection Author:Rachael Price
“I think the art world will continue to be a place where people have a certain freedom and creativity to think about what's happening in Cuba.” PeopleThinkingWorldArtCertainCreativityHappeningsCubaArt World Author:Rachael Price
