"dr abdul hafeez shaikh urdu is a pakistani political economist of international repute with over 30 years of experience in economic policymaking management and implementation he served as the 20th finance minister of pakistan from 2010 to 2013shaikh was educated and earned doctorate from the boston university in the united states and has authored many publications including a book on argentina he also served as a professor at the harvard university dr shaikh associated his services with the world bank and served as the director of economics operations of world bank in saudi arabia throughout the 1990s his other international experience includes assignments in saudi arabia sri lanka indonesia malaysia philippines thailand vietnam romania czech republic iran kuwait argentina bangladesh jordan qatar malta botswana tanzania ghana and libyadr hafeez shaikh had a highly successful tenure as minister for finance planning development in provisional government of sindh province during 20002002following that his three years as the federal minister for privatization investment were the most successful in pakistans history 34 transactions worth over us 5 billion were completed in a transparent fashion using the slogan of privatization for the people shares in several companies were given to 08 million people creating broad ownership the period saw foreign direct investment increase from 1 billion to 5 billion dr shaikh was awarded pakistans man of the year in 2004 by the business community in recognition of his contributions to the country he left the government in early 2006in 2010 he was appointed as finance adviser of the government of pakistan and was later appointed as the chief of the finance ministry after securing his mandate from jacobabad constituency since then he has been directing the economic and financial institutions of the countryin 2012 he became an active member of pakistan peoples party and successfully contested in the 2012 senate elections he was a highly regarded member of the senate of pakistan and was chairman of the senates committee on world trade organizationafter leaving the government dr shaikh was general partner of an international investment company headquartered in new york which set up a 138 billion fund for investments in asia"

— Abdul Hafeez Shaikh 🦢

"gerald joseph korab born september 15 1948 in sault ste marie ontario is a retired canadian professional hockey player who was a defenceman in the national hockey league from 1971 to 1985nicknamed king kong korab made a solid reputation for himself in the 1970sera nhl as a physical defenceman his size gave him a distinct advantage in his own zone and he possessed a hard shot and some offensive skillsmaking his nhl debut with the chicago black hawks in 197071 korab was asked to keep the front of his own net clear he continued to play the same role for the next two seasons while scoring 12 goals in 197273 and helping chicago reach the stanley cup finals in 1971 and 1973korabs best years were spent on the blueline of the buffalo sabres from 1973 to 1980 where he blossomed into an effective defenceman on one of the best young teams in the league korab was a physical presence while hitting doubledigits in goals four times helping the sabres reach their first stanley cup final in 1975 he was selected to play in the 1975 and 1976 nhl allstar games during this period he also established himself as the nhls best dressed player for three years running beginning with his time with the vancouver canucks during the 197374 season when he became a fan of designer and master tailer paul minichiellokorab was traded to the los angeles kings on march 10 1980 for a first round draft choice that buffalo used to select offensive defenceman phil housley in 1983 he retired but two months into the season he was offered a chance to make a comeback with the sabres he would retire for good after playing 25 games with the sabres in 198485korab currently owns and operates korab inc a packaging service located in bellwood illinois"

— Jerry Korab 🦢

"kchosometimes spelled kcho born alexis leiva machado on the isla de pinos 1970 is a contemporary cuban artist kcho has had art showings around the world he first attracted international attention by winning the grand prize at south koreas kwangju biennial in 1995alexis leiva machado kcho was born in nueva gerona isla de la juventud on february 12th 1970 son of ignacio de loyola leiva abreu a carpenter and telecommunication technician and martina primitiva machado cun better known as martha camacho a tireless hardworking woman and popular artist he grew up alongside four other sisters in a humble and working environmenthe did his elementary education in two primary schools josu pas and manuel alcolea and his secondary education at the elementary art school leonardo luberta in his home town in 1986 he enrolled in the national school of plastic arts ena in havana and graduated in 1990 specializing in painting and sculptureat the age of sixteen he marks the start of his career with the personal exhibition kcho expone favelas at the centre of plastic arts in nueva gerona in the year 1986 from 1990 on already as a professional he begins to display his works in personal and collective exhibitions both nationally and internationally from them all it is indispensable to mention his graduation thesis paisaje popular cubano 1990 cuban popular landscape since one of the works that titled the exhibition allowed him to be part of the permanent collection displayed at the fine arts museum of cuba mnbathe following year 1991 the young artist makes his first personal exhibition at the mnba for the artist of the month space which around that time received exhibitions from great exponents of cuban plastic arts that same year he is awarded the prize granted by the national group of art schools teachers at the centre of plastic arts and design of havana cuba also in 1991 he is part of the exhibition proyectos recientes recent projects with the sculptors alejandro aguilera ngel ricardo ros and osvaldo yero among others at the arts centre 23 y 12 in havanahe took part in the travelling show los hijos de guillermo tell the sons of william tell by curator osvaldo mosquera which was displayed at the museum alejandro otero in caracas venezuela and at the library luis ngel arango in bogot colombia it gathered together artists like jos beda glexis novoa and other important representatives of the generation of 80 kcho being the youngest artist invited to the exhibition this show was given a warm and favourable reception by both the public and the specialized critics including the article written by ivonne pine that appears in the second edition of the artnexus magazine under the same title as the exhibition the year 1992 was significant for the arts in cuba since it enhanced the view of strength and creativity held by the plastic arts in this country it was marked by two important international collective exhibitions in which kcho had the opportunity to display his work vont dort aus kuba organized at the forum ludwig in aachen germany and arte cubano actual current cuban art coordinated by robert littman for the cultural centre of contemporary art from the cultural foundation televisa in mexico city he took part as well in important international projects such as the first biennial barro de amrica clay of america by curator and also critic roberto guevara at the museum of contemporary art sofa imber in caracas venezuela where he shared exhibition spaces with ana mendieta 1948 1985 rimel cardillo milton becerra and other important artists in the region other favourable occasions to broaden the perspective of cuban art and kchos perspective in particular were the collective exhibitions la dcada prodigiosa the prodigious decade which grouped a selection of cuban plastic arts from the eighties at the museo universitario del chopo in mexico city and la ronda cubana the cuban round at the van reekum museum in apeldoorn hollandin 1993 kcho fulfilled an extensive agenda of national and international commitments exhibiting his works in cuba the united states mexico and holland among other countriesin 1994 he wins a scholarship to the ludwig foundation for art studies in aachen germany and he also gets invitations for three important events in the art circuits the first one came from curator nelson aguilar to participate in the 22nd biennial in so paulo brazil the second one from dan cameron to be part of the collective exhibition cocido y crudo cooked and raw organized at the museum reina sofia in madrid and the third invitation came from yiliam yanes godoy curator and director of the first and significant biennials of havana to become part of the exhibition la otra orilla the other shore during the fifth biennial of havana held at the colonial fortress castillo de los tres reyes del morro in this last event he displayed his work la regata which from that very same year belongs to the collection of the ludwig museum in cologne germany la regata appears in the cover of revolucin y cultura magazine issue no 5 1994 and in artnews a publication specialized in arts june 2000 in 1995 he participates in the 1st kwangju biennial korea where his work wins the grand prix that same year in paris france he is awarded the prize for the promotion of arts granted by unesco due to the magnitude and scope of his work for which prize an international jury must select from hundreds of applicants worldwide the award was presented by then director of unesco federico mayor zaragozaalso in 1995 he makes three personal exhibitions kcho at the pilar i joan mir foundation in majorca spain el camino de la nostalgia the road of nostalgia at centre wifredo lam in havana and tabla de salvacin salvation at the espacio abierto gallery also in havana cuba in these three shows the artist reinforces his interest for the subject of travels and migrations with simple but categorical installations such as el camino de la nostalgia and lo mejor del verano the best part of summer the latter being also displayed at the exhibition cocido y crudo organized by the museum reina sofa in spain kcho represents cuba in important collective exhibitions like arte nuevo de cuba new art from cuba at the white chapel art gallery in london great britain by curator katherine lampert campo countryside by curator francesco bonami for the opening of the sandrettore rebaudengo foundation for the arts in turin italy this show was also displayed at the exhibition halls of the same foundation in venice italy nuestro siglo our century at the ludwig museum in cologne germany dilogos de paz peace dialogues at the united nations headquarters geneva switzerland la habana so paulo which grouped a sample of biennials from cuba and brazil at the centre for cultures of the world in berlin germany at the 1st biennial of johannesburg south africa and at the 4th international biennial of istanbul turkey by the end of the year 1995 kcho meets in havana barbara gladstone from the united states owner of the barbara gladstone gallery in new york and with whom he organizes two significant exhibitions that helped developing a greater awareness of his work in the united states and the rest of the worldin 1996 during the first of these shows which they simply named kcho the museum of modern art moma in new york acquired his work columna infinita 1 infinite column 1 which along with the previously acquired drawing a los ojos de la history in the eyes of history 1995 represent him at the permanent collection of this museumthus kcho became the artist that reopened the doors of moma to cuban art being after wifredo lam the first to be part of such a select collection in 1996 the cuban artist displayed his work at the studio guenzani in italy and extended an invitation to the italian young artist giuseppe gabellone he also showed the exhibition para olvidar to forget at the international center of contemporary art in montreal canadathe same year kchos work goes to europe as part of the exhibition about the history of cuban art cuba siglo xx modernidad y sincretismo cuba the 20th century modernity and syncretism it travelled from the centro atlntico de arte moderno in las palmas de gran canaria spain through la caixa palma de mallorca spain the centre darte santa mnica barcelona and the kunsthalle bielefeld in germanythe installation obras escogidas selected works appears on the cover of flash art magazine mayjune issue 1996after being invited by curator jan hoet kcho visits belgium to participate in the show de rode poort at the museum van hedendaagse kunst in ghent he also takes part in the exhibition arte a travs de los ocanos art through the oceans at the container 96 in copenhagen 1997 was a year with plenty of work and many important personal and collective exhibitions at that time he had the opportunity to work with chief curator paul schimmel and assistant curator alma ruiz to organize his personal show todo cambia everything changes for the museum of contemporary art moca in los angeles california but he cant go to the opening himself because his entry visa is refused by the government of the united states refusal that has remained until todayyet this ban to set foot on american soil stopped neither this exhibition at moca nor the personal show kcho proyectos recientes kcho recent projects at the regen projects gallery in los angeles nor the collective exhibitions no place like home at the walker art center in minneapolis by curator richard flood and truce ecos del arte en la edad de las conclusiones infinitas truce echoes of art at the age of infinite conclusions by curator francesco bonami in santa fe usaother noteworthy exhibitions this year were his personal show speaking of the obvious was never a pleasure for us at the israel museum billy rose pavilion in jerusalem and the collective shows utopian territories new art from cuba at the morris and helen belkin art gallery university of british columbia and at the contemporary art gallery both in vancouver canada trash at the museo darte moderna e contemporanea di trento e rovereto italy as est la cosa instalacin y arte objeto en amrica latina thats how things are installations and object art in latin america an international exhibition of modern art organized at the cultural centre of contemporary art in mexico and the 6th biennial of havana that took place at the colonial fortress san carlos de la cabaa for which he created the exhibit archipilago de mi pensamiento archipelago in my mind from the series columna infinita infinite column currently this piece belongs to a private collection in italyin 1998 just as in previous years kcho takes part in the most important art exhibitions and biennials all over the world such as arco in madrid dark art in senegal the 3rd biennial barro de amrica and the feria iberoamericana de arte in venezuela cada da every day 11th biennial in sidney australia and expoarte in guadalajara mexicohis work is present in the following collective shows visin global del nuevo arte de los noventa global view of the new art of the nineties in deste foundation in athens greece and zone at palazzo re rebaudengo in guarene dalba italy to quote but a few examples this same year the most outstanding personal exhibitions are archipilago de mi pensamiento serie americana i kcho at the galerie nationale du jeu de paume paris france by curator daniel abadie and largo viaje long journey opened at the gan gallery in tokyo japanlater on in 1999 kcho is admitted into the atelier calder residence in sach france after receiving the prize granted by the calder foundation and the ministry of culture of france this award makes possible to live and work at the calder studio with a subvention for the production and promotion of art works among the most important art circuits in europe kcho ended his stay in france with the personal exhibition klder ccc in tours and with the inclusion of the piece para olvidar el miedo to forget the fear in the historic collective exhibition which attempted to sum up the sculpture in the 20th century los campos de la escultura fields of sculpture located at the elysian fields in paris in the same year 1999 his work travels with curator francesco bonami to the united states for a twoartist exhibition encuentros kcho and nauman encounters kcho and nauman at the museum of contemporary art in chicagokcho has three outstanding exhibitions during the year 2000 the first one takes place in cuba it is titled no me agradezcan el silencio dont thank me for the silence and displayed at casa de las amricas in havana this display allows him to show how his ideas and projects have evolved so far after some time without exhibiting in his own country very soon after another show is opened this time in madrid spain la columna infinita the infinite column at the national museum reina sofia and finally at the united states of america the exhibition kcho dibujos kcho drawings turns out to be his last at the barbara gladstone gallery since the impossibility of travelling to the united states made it very hard to meet the established obligations and to keep actual relations with this important gallery in new yorkduring his career kcho keeps up to date with all techniques of engraving and this passion makes him create or restore a series of engraving workshops all along cuba which facilitated the creative work of artists and students specialized in this branch of the plastic arts in the country in the year 2001 he displays 25 piedras 25 stones a personal exhibition of lithographs at taller experimental de grfica graph experimental workshop in havana cuba diez grabadores cubanos ten cuban engravers at the fundacin provincial de artes plsticas rafael bot provincial foundation of plastic arts rafael bot spain and for the first time he takes a personal exhibition to isla de la juventud specifically to the martha machado gallery titled en el mar no hay nada escrito there is nothing written on the sea kcho deems this show as a sort of homecoming to share with his fellow countrymen the progress made in his artistic life there he built the pieces for the installation la jungla jungle and exhibited part of this work before embarking it on its journeyjust in this year 2001 kcho exhibits for the second time at the national museum of fine arts in havana cuba with his work la jungla then he participates in the exhibitions contemporary art in cuba irony and survival in the island of utopia organized by the spencer museum of art of the university of kansas usa estructuras similares a los ojos de la historia similar structures in the eyes of history at the tent centrum belldende kunst in rotterdam holland the 1st biennial in valencia spain by curator aquiles bonito oliva arco 2001 in madrid spain and together with artist kenji yanobe he exhibits para olvidar at the shiseido gallery in tokyo japankcho is part of the travelling portfolio suite europa 2001 carried out by the direccin general de la secretara de estado para la cooperacin internacional y para iberoamrica general management of the state department for international cooperation and latin america organized by the ministry of foreign affairs in madrid spainmoreover this year 2001 he receives the prize for the cuban delivery at the 4th caribbean biennial at the museum of modern art in santo domingo dominican republicall personal and collective exhibitions in 2002 were favourable occasions for the artist to reinforce his career and the development of his work by making his new installations engravings and drawings known all over the world the national and international press echoed his achievements when articles appeared in la rivista del libri in italy granma newspaper in cuba under the headline expectativas por kcho en brasil expectations by kcho in brazil flash art in italy preceded by the title la jungla di kcho and artnexus issue 42 just to quote a few examplesamong the personal shows stand out la jungla exhibited at the civic gallery of modern and contemporary art in turin italy los peligros del olvido perils of oblivion at gabriela mistral gallery in santiago de chile el huracn hurricane at the museum of sculpture in so paulo brazil the exhibition artssima 2002 organized by the joan guaita art gallery in palma de mallorca spain and kcho el hijo de martha kcho son of martha at the jos mart memorial in havana cuba which opening was attended by commander in chief fidel castro ruzthe most significant collective exhibitions were islas imaginarias imaginary islands that took place at the museum of contemporary art in zulia maracaibo venezuela and again in the travelling portfolio suite europa 2001 carried out by the direccin general de la secretara de estado para la cooperacin internacional y para iberoamrica spainin the year 2003 the artist collaborates with cuban singersongwriter santiago feli using the work para olvidar as scenery for his concert at the national theater of cuba he begins travelling to venezuela and makes his first exhibition called archipilago archipelago at the juan ruiz gallery in maracaibo venezuela he returns to havana and opens the doors of his studio to show the work archipilago to artists and guests for the 8th biennial in havana held at the cuban capital then and where he also shared with the audience the performance pocas palabras few words this year kcho keeps being part of the most important exhibitions and biennials worldwide such as arco madrid art miami and basel in chicagoworks by his authorship are part of the lots at the auctions of latin american art of christie and sothebys in the year 2004 he participates at the art fair in chicago usa invited by galera habana de cuba with a personal project called la conversacin conversation in the cuban capital he exhibits part of his installation ncleos del tiempo time nucleuses at the villa manuela gallery venue of the unin de escritores y artistas de cuba uneac association of writers and artists of cubaonce more his work is part of important exhibitions in europe and the united states as for instance la jungla openasia 2004 in venice obra grfica original artistas contemporneos internacionales original graphic work international contemporary artists at miami beach as part of the collection moma at the museo del barrio latin american and caribbean art put together by the museo del barrio in new york art miami 2004 the fair of the americas in miami among others during the year 2005 he continues to present his work in galleries and museums in venezuela colombia and spain he makes the piece autorretrato selfportrait for the fair arco in madrid with the joan guaita gallery he is part of the important collective exhibition nueve pintores contemporneos cubanos nine cuban contemporary painters put on at the exhibition hall of the quay anthony i in the principality of monaco other personal exhibitions are kcho viajero inmvil kcho still traveller at the louis carr gallery in paris france by curator daniel abadie kcho un hombre de isla kcho an islander in houston texas los animales animals in galera habana cuba and kcho casa 5 las playas infinitas kcho house 5 infinite beaches atteresse kusnt in salzburg austriaduring this period he reaffirms his roots working for a longer time in cuba not only in havana but also in isla de la juventud and matanzasin 2006 he moves to barcelona for several months to work in a group of chalcographies at the workshops of poligrafa spain there he prepares the exhibition paso de los vientos windward passage shown later at the joan prats gallery in barcelona besides there was also the show la nave de kcho kchos ship for the castillo de santa brbara castle of saint barbara in the patronato municipal de alicante by curator pablo rico from the joan mir foundationhe returns to cuba to make his popular workinstallationperformance vive y deja vivir live and let live for the 9th biennial of havana at the plaza vieja and in la casona gallerythe same year 2006 kcho goes to colombia invited by the expresident and art collector cesar gaviria for the exhibition lleg el cubano the cuban has arrived at the alonso garcs gallery in bogothe also takes part in the collective exhibitions art miami 2006 in the usa arco 2006 in madrid and at the louis carr et cie gallery in paris franceat the invitation of the marlborough gallery he goes to madrid for the opening of the chilean artist claudio bravo once there he is proposed to be part of the select list of artists that exhibit at this renowned gallery and its venues in the important art capitals of montecarlo santiago de chile barcelona madrid new york and london this contract constitutes a farreaching step for the promotion of his work in 2007 he makes his first personal exhibition with marlborough gallery called retrasando lo inevitable delaying the inevitable at its venue in madrid spain he also participates in other important collective exhibitions organized by this institution such as exhibicin de verano summer exhibition at the venues in madrid and new york as well as in the collections shown that year at the fair arco in madrid and art miamiother important personal exhibitions this year were organized at the museum of contemporary art in panama under the title el viaje journey and at the juan ruiz gallery in maracaibo venezuela called el cuaderno del hombre de los pies de barro notebook of the man with mud feetalso in 2007 stands out his participation in the collective exhibitions cuba avantgarde contemporary cuban art from the farber collection at the university of florida homing devices at the museum of contemporary art at the university of south florida both in the usa and ojos de mar sea eyes at the institute of modern art in valencia spain once more he is part of the lots at the latin american auctions by sothebys and christie in new york usahe was part of the 1st biennial fin del mundo end of the world in ushuaia argentina with the installation seores de la playa beach lords by curator leonor amarantein 2008 he participates in a considerable number of national and international exhibitions such as cartografas de ultramar cartographies from overseas at the national museum of fine arts in havana cuba el futuro del futurismo the future of futurism at the gallery of modern and contemporary art in bergamo italy and at the auction no 156 of latin american art organized at the palace hotel in madrid spainhis work is also part of several shows in the united states like cuba los artistas experimentan en su pas cuba artists experiment in their country at the hunterdon art museum in new jersey summer exhibition and latin american art organized by the marlborough gallery in new york visiones centuria de arte latinoamericano visions a century of latin american art at the art museum boca ratn in florida sin rupturas dilogos en el arte cubano no ruptures dialogues in cuban art at the art museum in fort lauderdale neohoodoo art for a forgotten faith in houston texas and a wake up call cuban contemporary art at tresart coral gables floridain february 2008 it is worth mentioning the profound and thoughtful project organized together with the marlborough gallery in new york that was called cadena de reunificacin familiar family reunification chain here kcho defines new ways of approaching the migration subject which is fundamental in the artists work magazine artnexus no 69 echoes this exhibition with the article kcho marlborough gallery by critic and journalist alberto barral on june 3rd of this year kcho donates his private collection of cuban art to the museo municipal de la isla de la juventud where kcho studio builds a cuban art exhibition hall in order to contribute to the study and knowledge of national painting the collection amounts to a total of 52 works by fifteen of the most important cuban artists among which we can find vicente escobar leopoldo romaanch antonio rodrguez morey eduardo abela villareal domingo ramos fidelio ponce de len amelia pelez wifredo lam marcelo pogolotti luis martnez pedro ren portocarrero mariano rodrguez servando cabrera ral martnez and antonia eirizin 2008 cuba was battered headon by hurricanes gustav august 30th force four in the saffirsimpson scale ike september 9th force four and paloma november 8th force three all of which severely affected the island and its socioeconomic infrastructureisla de la juventud birthplace of artist suffered the ravages of two of these natural phenomena gustav and ike so as an immediate response to urgent human need to restore hope and confidence in the morning entire population founded september 6 2008 the art squad martha machadokcho the brigade managed to score more than 500 artists and renowned friends both at national and international painters actors musicians dancers circus performers stilt walkers who left their individual jobs leaving the comforts of their daily lives to live in tents and selflessly provide the best of his art the community artists painting workshops music and dance with the interest of encouraging creativity and education of children and adolescents as a palliative education for those who could not attend school because the facilities were partially or totally destroyedthe brigade worked continuously throughout cuba where he installed a total of 13 camps kcho bears his study with each of the provinces to visit the brigade continues to work on their drawings sculptures and installations projects but found that the brigade formed a collective work of art that continues to grow and to retrieve villages dreams and hopesexperience in cuba with all the educational work humanitarian and social to bring solidarity culture and joy to the most remote places and people affected psychologically and economically made it possible for a representation of over 70 cuban artists of the highest level members of the brigade martha machado traveled to the people of haiti in march 2010 after being hit by a devastating earthquake on january 12 2010 seriously affecting the caribbean countrys infrastructure the brigade traveled over four thousand kilometers from their base in portauprince to all corners of the country from the outset the work of the brigade placed special emphasis on children knowing that they are the most affected and the wounds of the soul are the hardest to heal these wounds compromise the future of a nationkcho considers this very important inspiration for the benefit provided to recipients of both art and those who provide it currently still working on this idea of multiplying brigade martha machadoas is customary in the artists career in 2009 focuses its work on issues that most concern life man their customs and culture with particular emphasis on its way and movementsreceive the invitation of leonor amarantes to participate in the v latin american biennial of visual arts in curitiba brazil for this particular occasion the artist created a large installation making the classroom of a school with all their property in a great archipelago in motion this creation that becomes part of the nuclei of time series the artist structure by way of a poem where he talks about the journey that the man with knowledgein march 2009 marked the tenth havana biennial cuba in which said kcho broad participation example of this was to install core time in the contemporary cuban art exhibit that hb remained in the exhibition room pabexpo b which also presented their works artists like luis gomez rene francisco sandra ramos the carpenters among othersbut without doubt one of the most important flags in this biennial project proved to be the curatorship meeting point organized by kcho in the convent of st francis of assisi in havana where he includes his work history as a carousel that appears from the darknesskcho met in havana as a meeting point a prestigious international contemporary art creators such as cai guoqiang china peter nadin usa patrick tuttofuoco italy jane alexander south africa tatsuo miyajima japan aes f russia mariana bunimov venezuela and patricia gerber jallageas flaminio brazil shirin neshat and shoja azari iranus tomas sanchez edgar hechavarra luis gomez and yoan capote cubathis exhibition was a significant public acceptance of it was a unique opportunity to learn and appreciate the important work of these artists of which echoed much of the press and abroad as the new york times newspaper in its issue wednesday april 1 2009 entitled havana biennial in which chelsea takes a field trip to cubaother significant group shows this year for the work of kcho were i have a dream i have a dream at the carriage house center for the arts in new york on art paper ten contemporary artists in granada spain the summer exhibition and the exhibition of sculptures collectively organized by the marlborough gallery in madrid and new york respectively which met with a select roster of artistsin 2010 the artist received the invitation to participate with the pieces history as a carousel that appears from the darkness at the biennale cuve ok center linz austria and in various collective exhibitions organized annually by the marlborough gallery in headquarters and at international art fairs celebrating its 40 years making the second edition of live and let live in central park line and l in havana cuba again with a massive public participationin early 2011 he moved to europe to participate in two solo exhibitions he organized with headquarters in marlborough called recent works oeuvres recentes in monaco and barcelona night view while in the old continent formed the works exhibited at the palace grimani as part of the 54th venice biennale entitled monument end curated by vittorio sgarbi and luciano caprile with the collaboration of tega galleryback to cuba to travel to the isla de la juventud and continue to organize and develop the isla de la juventud days mine cuba by the revolution as part of the actions of the brigade martha machado and takes this stay in their homeland for the third edition of his performanceinstallationlive and let live this time within the gallery martha machadocurrently the artist is working on several projects in europe and america but mostly the sample sacrifice at the crossroads ready to open in the coming month of november which gives significant importance because it showed a group of important works made between 2005 and 2011 summarizing the course of their work by making explicit its concerns about the man his cultural essences and sorrowshis short career until 2011 more than 90 solo exhibitions and 200 group exhibitions in 35 countries his work has been exhibited in major museums and galleries around the world and have hosted major biennial workkcho has also been honored for his work as a social being as a cuban who loves his country among the most significant awards include the distinction national culture in 1998 awarded by the ministry of culture and in 2003 received the medal abel santamaria award by the state council on the proposal of the young communists ujc and the replica of the machete of maximo gomez who delivers the minister of the farin 2008 he was awarded the order julio antonio mella issued by the state council a proposal from the national ujc and as creator of the brigade martha machado received in 2008 in conjunction with the other members the flag feat labor conferred by ctc and the commemorative medal for the bicentennial of the republic of haiti in 2010 for the artwork and solidarity developed in that sister nationhe was elected deputy of the popular power national assembly in july 2003 to represent the people of the isla de la juventud and reelected in january 2008 kcho received in april 2011 that gave the stamp commemorating the central de trabajadores de cuba ctc in the 70 anniversary of its founding"

— Kcho 🦢

"fatu gayflor born 1966 is a liberian singer dubbed princess fatu gayflor the golden voice of liberia she has performed at major music venues and festivals throughout the world and has made a number of recordingsborn in the village of kakata in northwestern liberia gayflor is a member of the loma ethnic group as a child she learned the rituals and song of her people and learned to play the sekere as a member of the sande society in 1978 at just 12 years of age she joined the liberian national cultural troupe lnct in keneja with the lnct she learned traditional songs from 16 different ethnic groups across liberia she eventually became the groups lead singer and toured throughout the world with the ensemble notably performing at the 1984 louisiana world expositiongayflor made her first two solo albums in liberia during the mid1980s she left the country for the ivory coast in 1989 due to the first liberian civil war making her third album while residing in a refugee camp she lived for a time as a refugee in guinea before emigrating to the state of pennsylvania in the united states where she currently resides she has become a fixture at folk music events in the philadelphia area such as the philadelphia folk festival she currently teaches at the folk arts cultural treasures charter school which is sponsored by the pennsylvania council on the arts and the national endowment for the arts"

— Fatu Gayflor 🦢