Gottardi arrived in Cuba in 1961 as one of three architects who set out to build the best arts school in the world. Forty-seven years later Gottardi is still in Cuba. He recently resumed work to complete his iconic building. Post-Revolution Cuba has never had a more controversial building project than the National Art School (ENA). Begun in 1961, it remains unfinished. That is in part due to an unresolved argument over its aesthetic principals, as well as a shortage of materials and economic restrictions. Its most enthusiastic supporters uphold the design as a symbol of bravado and experimentalism. Its detractors dismiss it as artistically random, devoid of real meaning, even elitist. read articule complete |
