Cafécito Neptuno by José Parlá at The Standard Spa is a recreated havana environment in The Standard Spa, Miami Beach and this local vill be open 24 hours/daily through Art Basel and from 7am to 7pm until closure on January 3, 2013. Two weeks ago we show you the new book JR & José Parlá: Wrinkles of the City, Havana, Cuba, the third publication from Standard Press, examines the practices of both artists and the social impact of their project at the Havana Biennial this past summer.

The first collaboration between JR & Jose Parla,(Wrinkles of the City, Havana, Cuba) yielded a series of outdoor murals in which 25 of Havana's oldest residents—people who lived through the Cuban Revolution—are celebrated in distinct portraits.

Cafécito Neptuno by José Parlá at The Standard Spa. Art Basel Miami.

Coinciding with the celebration of the international fair Art Basel Miami, Jose Parla's work in Cuba is not only recognized with the presentation of the book we mentioned before, also with the work done in collaboration with the Standard Hotel to create Cafecito Neptuno a small space trying to recover some of the memory of the Cuban family out of their land.

Click and look at the new book, JR & Jose Parla,(Wrinkles of the City, Havana, Cuba.

Venue: José Parlá’s Cafecito Neptuno is located at The Standard (40 Island Avenue, Miami Beach).

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José Parlá Nació en Estados Unidos en 1973 y en la actualidad vive y trabaja en Brooklyn. El trabajo de Parlà recoge sus observaciones en las calles de ciudades de todo el mundo, recogiendo posters, tomando fotografías y escritos en la pared, convirtiéndolos en diarios visuales que llama paisajes urbanos. Formado por memorias escritas en escritura caligráfica en capas y fragmentos reconstrucciones expresionistas de los muros de la ciudad, sus pinturas captan retazos de sus encuentros. Las obras de Parlá han aparecido en importantes exposiciones en Londres, Nueva York, (Bryce Wolkowitz), Los Ángeles, Tokio (OHWOW), Hong Kong y París. Sus proyectos más recientes incluyen una pintura de 70 metros de largo en el Barclays Center, sede de Brooklyn de la NBA Nets, una pintura mural encargada por la Academia de Música de Brooklyn para el nuevo Teatro BAM FISHER en Brooklyn, la exposición Parlá Frères con su hermano Rey Parlá al COLETTE renombre en París, y una exposición en SCAD MUSEO en Savannah, Georgia con su compañero Wendy White titulado Performing Painting. La próxima exposición individual de Parlá en se celebrará en la galería Haunch of Venison de Londres.

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