MIAMI, FLA.- Miami Art Week is now underway, and Latin Art Core is drawing early attention at Art Miami with a powerful presentation dedicated to Cuba’s most celebrated modern master, Wifredo Lam. The showcase arrives at a moment of heightened global visibility for Lam, following the recent opening of MoMA’s landmark retrospective Wifredo Lam: When I Don’t Sleep, I Dream on November 10, 2025.



For Israel Moleiro, founder of Latin Art Core, Lam’s prominence this week speaks to the broader momentum surrounding Latin American Surrealism—an artistic tradition he argues is central to the global history of modern art. As Moleiro explains:

“Latin American Surrealism stands as one of the most compelling and transformative contributions to modern art, distinguished by its ability to reinterpret European Surrealist principles through the cultural, spiritual, and historical realities of the region. Rather than adopting Surrealism as a stylistic echo, Latin American artists used its language to explore hybrid identities shaped by Indigenous, African, and European traditions, as well as by the long shadow of colonialism. In this context, the dreamlike, the irrational, and the symbolic became powerful tools for revealing hidden layers of experience and tapping into deep reservoirs of cultural memory.”

Lam’s art exemplifies that transformation. His fusion of European modernism with Afro-Cuban religions and Caribbean cosmology generated a visual language unlike anything in the Surrealist canon. MoMA’s relationship with Lam began in 1939, but it was The Jungle (1943)—rooted in the landscapes, rituals, and political tensions of Cuba—that cemented his status as a defining figure in the movement.



Moleiro situates Lam within a larger constellation of artists who reshaped Surrealism for the Americas. As he notes:

“Artists such as Wifredo Lam, Remedios Varo, Leonora Carrington, and Roberto Matta infused Surrealism with mythologies, ritual symbolism, and metaphysical landscapes, creating a visual universe where the spiritual and the material intersect. Their work often challenged political and social structures, turning Surrealism into a space for resistance, introspection, and cultural affirmation. The movement proposed an alternative modernity—one that bridges ancestral knowledge with contemporary expression, and where imagination is not escapism but a method of truth-seeking.”

At Art Miami this week, Latin Art Core is presenting not only Lam’s emblematic works but also a curated selection of major modern and contemporary Cuban artists, including Tomás Sánchez, Servando Cabrera Moreno, Agustín Fernández, José Bedia, Manuel Mendive, Roberto Fabelo, Pedro Pablo Oliva, and Rubén Alpízar. The presentation offers a sweeping view of Cuban visual culture across generations.



For Moleiro, the movement’s resonance remains as urgent today as ever. As he concludes:

“The legacy of Latin American Surrealism remains vital today for its ability to expand the boundaries of the surrealist imagination and articulate a vision of art deeply rooted in the continent’s diverse identities. Its synthesis of myth, memory, and visionary invention continues to inspire artists worldwide and stands as an essential chapter in the history of the avant-garde.”

With Miami Art Week in full motion, Latin Art Core’s exhibition stands out as one of the week’s most compelling celebrations of Caribbean imagination, cultural hybridity, and Surrealism’s ongoing power.