
Tania Bruguera at the 10th Havana Biennial
WHENEVER PEOPLE LAMENT the homogenization of global biennials, a special case should be made for Havana’s. Located in a country suffering the longest economic blockade in modern history, the Havana Biennial has, since its inception in 1984, placed post-colonial theory and Southern-Hemispheric relations at the forefront of its activities while consciously eschewing the mediation of Western centers. However, for all the innovations this independence has producedthe Havana Biennial could be said to stand historically as the model for today’s discursive, transnational biennialsthe flip