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The New Cubans

Jean-François Bouchard, The New Cubans, 2022.

Oct 30 – Dec 20, 2024
2020 William Street Montreal (Quebec) H3J 1R8 Canada

Cuba is more than Castro, Cold War, beach resorts, and cigars, as one sees in the photographs of the Montreal artist Jean-François Bouchard. His images capture a new Cuba, whose younger generation, thanks to digital technology and globalization, have embraced a modern identity. From drag queens in Havana to LGBTQ teenagers in front of a painting of The Last Supper, Bouchard’s photographs poignantly document the dramatic cultural shifts created by the country’s young people. —Paulina Prosnitz

Photo courtesy of the artist