Raul Castro sent to place the body of his brother Fidel in a refrigerator while deciding how to get rid of. Rescued from its long hibernation, the lifeless body of the octogenarian ruler was stolen by several officers of the State Security decided to give a surprise attack in the halls of power in Cuba.
Fidel Castro, died in a basin, was found by his wife and placed in a refrigerator, where later the Spanish artist Eugenio Merino extracted it to form with him his exhibition at Art Basel 2012.
The latter variable, no doubt, is the closest to reality. And that Merino is exhibiting these days, in Miami, a piece in the form of statue of Fidel Castro in a soda fridge (image to the top of this note), concerning contemporary art fair largest United USA.
Merino, who has cooled in a refrigerator Castro Coca-Cola, used in his work wax and human hair.
"Life has a lot of play. We are his toys and it constantly manipulate us. With art we can do otherwise and we take control and manipulate life, "said the artist in an interview with Oscar Garcia in July. Maybe that's why Fidel Castro is now a toy in his hands.
Art Basel Miami Beach opened its doors on December 6 and the event involved more than two thousand artists from around the world. The headquarters in the Convention Center Miami Beach, plus another 22 additional exhibitions installed in large tents in the surrounding areas of Midtown Miami and Wynnewood, hosting over 300 exhibitions in 31 countries.
I wonder if this they put magnets on that refrigerator ...
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