Arturo Cuenca |bio

www.arturocuenca.com

Holguín, Cuba, 1955
Lives and Works in New York City since 1991


SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITS
2003 -"Photographs: Arturo Cuenca and Eduardo Muñoz" Sicardi Gallery Houston, Texas.-"New Work" PSCA.
New York.

2002  -"Arturo Cuenca: a Decade of Transition" PSCA. New York
2002  -"New Work City" ( utopYssey ) Generous Miracles Gallery. New York
2001  -"New Work City" Aroca Gallery, Coral Gables, Florida.

2000 -"New Work" Ambrosino Gallery, Coral Gables Florida
-"Nostalgia Recovered" (Digital Work) "La Mirada" Gallery, Californi
-"New Work" Galeria Antonio de Barnola, Barcelona, Spain.
-"utopYssey " Galeria Brito Cimino, Sao Paulo, Brasil.

1998 -"The Promised Man" Emilio Navarro Gallery, Miami, Florida.

1995 -"Sharing Roots: Cuenca and Gory", Museum of Art, Fort Lauderdale, Fl.
- Arturo Cuenca: " Modernbund",Center for Curatorial Studies Museum, Bard Collegue, New York
-"Arturo Cuenca:"Practical Aesthetic", Gutierrez Fine Arts, Miami
1994 -"Homenaje a José Martí", ("In Homage to José Martí"), Casa de la Cultura de Tlaxcala, Mexico City.

1993 -"Arturo Cuenca: A Decade of Photographs: 1983-1993", INTAR
Latin American Gallery, New York
-"FIN", ("The End") Galería Nina Menocal, Mexico City

1992 -"Arturo Cuenca", M. Gutierrez Fine Arts, Miami
-"Martí-r" (Martí-Martyr), Galería Ramis F. Barquet , Monterrey, Mexico

1991 -"Selected works of Arturo Cuenca", Cuban Museum of Art and Culture, Miami
-"Modernbundo" ("Modernagony" or the agony of modernity), Galería de Arte Mexicano (GAM), Mexico City
-"Arturo Cuenca: Colección de obras" (Collection of Works), Galería Kin,
Mexico City

1989 -"Hombre recostado piensa"150 años de la fotografía en México "Reclined Man:Think" 150 Years of
Photography in México, Gallery of the National Auditorium Mexico City.
-"Castillo de la Real Fuerza: Ciencia e Ideologia" ("Royal Force Castle:  Science & Ideologie".) Museum
of Royal Force Castle, Havana

1988 -"Arturo Cuenca:How Cuban is it?" Lieberman & Saul Gallery, New York

1987 -"Estética práctica" (Practical Aesthetics), Centro Provincial de Artes Plásticas y Diseño. Havana

1986 -"Estética de la moda" (Fashion Aesthetics), II Biennial of Havana, Havana
-"Hombre recostado piensa" ("Reclined Man Thinks"), Art Space,
Rotterdam, Holland

1983 -"Espectador" (Spectator), National Museum of Fine Arts, Havana
-"Imagen" (Image), Centro de Arte 23 y 12,  Havana


SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITS
2003 -"Images of Deception" Curated  by Paul Sharpe, New York.
-"Mapas Abiertos" ("Open Maps") Latin-American Photography

1991-2000 -Fundacion Telefonica, Madrid and Palau de la Virreina, Barcelona
-"Tinieblas: Poeticas Artisticas de la Violencia" Espai d' Art Contemporani
de Castello EACC, Castello, Spain.

2001 - "IN-SITE 2000" San Diego- Tijuana , USA- Mexico.
-"Miami Art Fair" Miami Beach, Florida
-"Cuban Allure" Colorado Art Gallery, Boulder, Colorado.
-"Armory Show" New York Art Fair, New York.
-"Fragments" Colleccio Rafael Tous d' Art Contemporani Museu de la
Universitat d' Alacant , Alacant, Spain.

2000 -" IN-SITE 2000 " San Diego- Tijuana USA- Mexico.
-" Cuban Allure:Photography, Film and Video". Charlotte, North
Carolina
-"Miami Art Fair" Miami Beach, Florida.
-"Cuban-American Art 2000" Art in the Embassies Program. United States Interests Section, Havana,

1999 -"ARCO 98" Galeria Nina Menocal, Madrid Spain.
-"Art Chicago '98" Galeria Nina Menocal, Chicago.
-"San Francisco Art Fair '98" Galeria Nina Menocal,San Francisco
- " CUBAON: 11 Conceptual Photographers" Generous Miracles Gallery,
New York, N.Y.

1997 - " Summer Group Show " 123 Watts Gallery, Tribeca, New York.
- " Contemporary Latin American Art". From the Ulla and Greger Olsson
Art Collection, Kulturcentrum I Ronneby, Sweden
- "Art Vancouver '97" Galeria Nina Menocal Vancouver, Canada
- " Art Chicago '97" Galeria Nina Menocal, Chicago.
- " American Voices" Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
- " One Remove" The Photography in contemporary Cuban Art, West
Gallery. State University, Fullerton, CA

1996 - "V International Contemporary Art Fair Guadalajara ´96" Galería Nina    Menocal, Guadalajara, Mexico
- "Fotoseptiembre ´96", Galería Nina Menocal, Mexico City
- "Reality Bite: realism in contemporary art", The Kemper Museum of   Contemporary Art, Kansas City.
- Private viewing for the International Council of the MOMA, NY, Mexico
- "Nuevo Arte de Cuba y México", joint exhibition David Floria Gallery &   Galería Nina Menocal, Aspen,
Co.

1995 -"IV International Contemporary Art Fair Guadalajara '95", Guadalajara
-"No soy de aquí" (I am not from here), Rubén Gallo Gallery, Mexico City
-"Cuba: la isla posible" (Cuba: the Possible Island), Centre de Cultura Contemporánea de Barcelona,
Barcelona

1994 -"American Voices: Contemporary Latino/Hispanic/Chicano
Photography in the USA", Fotofest International of Houston, Houston
-"Digital Imagery" (Five Cuban American Artists/Photographers),
Fotoseptiembre 1994, Galería Nina Menocal, Mexico City
-"III International Contemporary Art Fair Guadalajara '94", Guadalajara
-"Heroes of Cuban Kitsch", Ponton Gallery, Cologne

1993 -"II International Contemporary Art Fair Guadalajara '93", Guadalajara,
-"4 Cubans Today", Iturralde Gallery, Los Angeles
-"Art Miami'93", Nina Menocal Gallery, Miami Beach

1992 -"Los cubanos llegaron ya (II)" (The Cubans Are Coming II), Nina Menocal
Gallery, Mexico City
-"Absolut Freedom" (Absolut Cuenca/Absolut Vodka Publicity Campaign),
Fredrik Snitzer Gallery, Coral Gables
-"José Bedia, Arturo Cuenca, Italo Scanga", Porter Randall Gallery, La
Joya C.A.
-First International Contemporary Art Fair Guadalajara' 92" Galería
Nina Menocal. Mexico

1991 -"5 Artistas cubanos" (15 Cuban Artists), Ninart Cultural Center, Mexico
-"Los cubanos llegaron ya" (Cubans are Coming), Ninart, Cultural Center,
Mexico City

1990  -"Los cubanos llegaron ya" (Cubans are Coming), Ninart, Cultural Center,
Mexico City

1988 -"Signs of Transition: 80's Art from Cuba", Museo de Arte Contemporáneo
Hispánico (MOCHA), New York

1987 -"Encuentro grabado '87" (Engraving Encounter '87), National Museum of Fine Arts, Havana
- Bienal Premio Jaume Guasch (Jaume Guasch Prize Biennial), Barcelona

1986 - II Bienal de la Habana (II Havana Biennial), National Museum of Fine  Arts,Havana
-"L'Arte con il Soriso", Milano, Venice, Regio Emilia, Turin,  Genova y Rome
-"Estética de la Moda" (Fashion Aesthetics), II Biennial of Havana,
National Museum of Fine Arts, Havana

1985 - Salón UNEAC, National Museum of Fine Arts, Havana

1984 - I Bienal de La Habana (I Havana Biennial), National Museum of Fine Arte Havana
-"Cuban: A View From Inside", Center of Cuban Studies, New York
-"Fotografía cubana" (Cuban Photography), The Regent Street Gallery, London
-"Young Painting", University of Toronto, Toronto

1983 -"Paisaje del paisaje" (Landscape of the Landscape), Holland, Belgium,
Sweden, Finland, Checoslovakia, India and Sri Lanka
- "III Iberia-American Biennial of Ar"t, Carrillo Gil Contemporary Art Museum,
Mexico City
-"Jóvenes artistas latinoamericanos" (Young Latin American Artists), Casa de las Américas, Havana

1982 -"Premio de fotografía cubana" (Cuban Photography Price), Galería  23 y M, Havana
-"El paisaje en la pintura contemporánea" (Landscape in Contemporary
Painting), III Bienal Iberoamericana de Arte: Carrillo Gil Contemporary Art Museum, Mexico City

1981 -"Retrospectiva de jóvenes pintores" (Young Painters' Retrospective), Lalo
Carrazco Gallery, Havana

1980 - XI Biennial of Paris, Paris


AWARDS
1992 - Cintas Foundation Fellowship, New York
1988 - Premio Salón de la Ciudad '88, (City Salon Prize), Centro Provincial    de Artes Plásticas y Diseño,
Havana
1987 - Premio Encuentro de Grabado '87 (Engraving Encounter Prize), Havana
- Premio Concurso "13 de Marzo" (March 13th Prize), Havana University, Havana
1985 - Premio Salón UNEAC, Havana
1982 - Primer Premio, Salón Paisaje '82 (First Prize Landscape Salon '82),    National Museum of Fine Arts,
Havana


COMMISSIONS
-Absolut Cuenca. Absolut Vodka Publicity, Campaign, Carrillon Importers LTD,Teaneck, N.J.


COLLECTIONS
-National Museum of Fine Arts Permanent Collection, Havana
-Fototeca de Cuba, Havana
-Fondo Cubano de Bienes Culturales, Havana
-Center of Cuban Studies, New York
-Museum of Modern Art, Caracas
-Cuban Museum of Art and Culture, Miami
-Cintas Foundation, New York
-Art Space, Rotterdam
-Galería Nina Menocal, Mexico City
-Fundación Metronom, Barcelona
-Fundación Siglo XXI, Mexico City
-Galería Ramis F. Barquet, Monterrey
-Museum of Art, Fort Lauderdale, Fl.
-Center of Curatorial Studies, Bard College New York
-Sophie de Galbrt, Paris France.
-Edouard de Carmignac, Paris France.
-Didier Peronnin, Paris France
-MegaCable Collection, Mexico City.


PUBLICATIONS/ BIBLIOGRAPHY
2002 -Craig Hauser, Arturo Cuenca at Paul Sharpe Contemporary Art,
Art Nexus,  No. 41
-Lida Geh, "Arturo Cuenca: A Rebel Makes Good"  NY Arts Vol.7
-Lida Geh, "Arturo Cuenca: A decade of Transition:1983-1993" Art
Police, Flower Issue.

2001 -Collette Chattopadhyay  "In Site 2000" Art Nexus, No. 39 Feb-April.
-"Fragments" Proposta per una Colleccio de Fotografia Contemporania
Colleccio Rafael Tous d' Art  Contemporani. Catalogue, Cover, Pages
26-27, 34-35 Museu de la Universitat d' Alacant.
-Marisol Martell, Arturo Cuenca, Aroca Gallery, Art Nexus, No 41.
-"Latin American Artist-Photographers from the Lehigh University Art
Gallery Collection" Catalogue. Curator; Ricardo Viera, Plate 20

2000 -" Cuban-American Art 2000" Catalogue. Cover and iIlustrations United States Interests Section, Art in
Embassies Program,Washington.
-" Cuban Allure" Catalogue, Pages 18-23. Texs by curator Bruce
Lineker and Gustavo Valdes.

1999 -"Breaking Barriers" Catalogue. Text by Carol Damian p. 31.Ilustration    p.123
-Rojas, Rafael "La Isla sin Fin" Ediciones Universal.Cover: "Ships- Smoke-Ships" Acrylic on Canvas 1995

1997 -"Contemporary Latin American Art" from the Ulla and Greger Olsson ArtCollection, Brussels 1997.  
Catalogue. Pages 65-70. 8 Color illustrations.
-Cuenca, Arturo: "Practical Aesthetic".
-"Atlantica International" Atlantic Center of  Modern Art  magazine. Spring  Edition. Cover illustration "Falling
at once"  1996.
Rubinstein, Raphael:  "Arturo Cuenca: The Artist as Active Spectator".
Cuenca, Arturo: "Practical  Aesthetic".
15 color illustrations.

1996 -"Reality Bites" Catalogue. Curated by Barbara Bloeming.Plate and entrie by Dana Self. The Kemper
Museum of Contemporary Art & Design.
-The Paris Review (Winter) Table of contents Ilustration.Text by Silvana Paternostro

1995  -"Art by Arturo Cuenca", "Postmodern Notes" Spring 1995.
-Goodman, Jonnathan. "Arturo Cuenca. Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College", Artnews, November, pp.
247-248
-"Cuba la Isla Posible" Catalogue. Colors Plates p.192 -193 Ediciones DestinoCentre de Cultura
Contemporania de Barcelona, Spain
-Rubinstein, Raphael.  "Arturo Cuenca: The Artist as Active Spectator". on Catálogue "Arturo Cuenca:
Modernbund", Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College, New York, July.
-Aperture, "Cuba: imagen and Imagination" p. 20, 22, 23.  Fall.
-Gallo, Rubén. "¿Quién no es de aquí?" on Catalogue "No soy de aquí", Galería Rubén Gallo, México D.F.,
may.
-Castro, Fernando. "Voces americanas. Fotógrafos cubanos, chicanos y puertorriqueños en Fotofest 94", Art
Nexus, abril-junio, p.p. 70-74
-Posmodern Notes Review of Culture.Text and ilustrations p.32-35. Spring
-Huffschmid, Anne. "El culto a la identidad divide al arte en  subartes: Gallo", periódico La Jornada,  México,
martes 23 de mayo de 1995
-"Sharing Roots: Cuenca and Gory" Texts by Raphael Rubinstein and Donald Kuspit. Color Ilustrations.
Museum of Art, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
-Meyer, Pedro "Truths & Ficcions" CD ROM on "Correspondence" section.

1994 -Sanchez Osvaldo. "Arturo Cuenca en la Galería Nina Menocal.  Discurre sobre loVirtual y lo Real."
periódico Reforma, México, martes 27 de septiembre, p. 12D
-Rubinstein, Raphael. "Arturo Cuenca at Intar", Art in America, June 1994, pp. 99 - 100
-Camnitzer Luis. "New Art from Cuba" University of Texas Press. Chapter 6th "The Individuals" pp 202-208

1993 -Herzberg, Julia. "Arturo Cuenca. New Photographs and Old". En: Catálogo "Arturo Cuenca. A Decade of
Photographs: 1983 - 1993" Intar Latin AmericanGallery, New York , Noviembre
-Blanc, Giulio V., "Miami: Pequeña Habana/ Miami: Little Havana" ,Poliester, México, No. 4 Winter, pp.43, 49,
50.
-Medina, Cuauhtémoc, "Exilio en la Calle República deCuba"/ "Exile on
Republic of Cuba Street", Poliester, México, No. 4 Winter, pp.33, 34, 40.
-Schneider E., Mary, Reviews: México City. Arturo Cuenca, Nina Menocal, Art News, November, p. 176
-Soto, Leandro, "Arturo Cuenca en la Galería de Nina Menocal", Presente,México, Junio, p. 2D
-Gallo, Rubén, "Fin" A view of Cuba as the millenium ends", TheNews, July,p. 19
-Menocal, Nina. "La fotografía es todo en mi obra".En:  Catálogo "FIN", Galería Nina Menocal, México D.F.,
junio
-Blanc, Giulio. "Start: an apocalyptic finale". En: Catálogo "FIN". Galería Nina Menocal, México D.F.
-Clary, Mike, "Castro, No! Sex, Sí!, Los Angeles Times, julio 31, p. 72
-Ruíz L., Francisco, Nina Menocal cambió la pluma por el arte;. En la Expo -Arte; con obras de Bedia y
Cuenca, El Jalisciense,  Junio, pp. 1 ,11
-Conde, Yvonne. "Stars no the horizon", Hispanic Business, May, 1993,
pp. 22 , 23
-de la Nuez, Ivan."Arte Cubano en los Noventa. Nuevos Mapas y Viejas Trampas""Lapiz" Madrid, May p. 34-39
-Kapitanoff, Nancy. "Cuban Expatriate Artistas Paint Another  View of Castro Revolución", Los Angeles
Times, febrero 14, p. 85

1992 -Plagens, Peter ; Katel, Peter; Padgett, Tim."The Next Wave From Havana", Newsweek, November 30,
1992, Sec. The Arts,  pp. 76-78
-"Absolut Freedom", Interview, November, pp.36 - 41
-"Marti-r: N.Y", 1991. Art in America, Sept. p.17
-"Naturaleza Moderbunda V", 1990. Art Nexus, Colombia, August, p.13
-Art in America,  Florida, August, p. 79
-Art Scene, The monthly guide to art in southern California, California, July-August, Vol. 11 No. 11, pp. 17, 5
-Kohen, Helen. "Cuban artists Absolutly talented", The Miami Herald,   Monday, July 13,  Section C, pp. 1,3
-Marques González, Aminda. "Dissident Cuban artists seek a new  vision in a new world", The Miami Herald,
Monday, July 13, p. 3C
-"Absolut Freedom",Selecta, Miami, July, p. 52,
-Sánchez, Osvaldo."Bajo el Volcán",Plural, Revista Cultural de Excelsior, México, July, p.p. 40-46
-"Moda, Kitsch y Colonización",1989. Art in America, July, p 52
-"Knowledge: Object, Analysis and Synthesis",1983. Art in America,
May, p.68
-Hanly, Elizabeth. "The Cuban Museum Crisis, or Fear and Loathing in Miami", Art in America, February, Sec
Issues & Commentary,-  pp 35, 37
-Pisani, Francis. "Los intelectuales cubanos", Nexos , Sec. cabos sueltos, January, p.10

1991 -"Miami, Mixing Art and Politics", Artnews, Summer, Sec Nation, pp.48,  49
-Reiss, Spencer-Katel, Peter. "The Only Dream Left is to Get Out", Newsweek, August 12, p. 15
-Pisani, Francis. "Grogne des intellectuels, les artistes cubains", Le Monde Diplomatique, Paris, Aout
-"Cuban artist seeks asylum", Latin American Art, Spring, Sec. New Briefs , p.16
-Reiss, Spencer- Katel, Peter. "The Plane People of Miami", Newsweek, May 20, p.41
-Balmaseda, Liz. "Taking Flight. A Defector's Story", The Miami Herald, April 14, "Tropic," Sunday
Supplement, cover story
-Balmaseda, Liz. "Actitudes de contrabando", El Nuevo Herald, April 14,  -Galería, Sunday Supplement, cover
story
-O'Connor, Anne-Marie. "Cuban painter seeks asylum in Miami", Palm Beach Post, March
-Ruiz Pavón, Horacio. "Pintor cubano pide asilo en Miami", Diario de las
Américas, March 28
-"Leading Cuban artist asks for asylum", The Miami Herald, March 28, p.2B
-Szuri, Dezso. "Pintor cubano anuncia deserción", El Nuevo Herald, March 28
-Santiago, Ana. " Pintoresca deserción de pintor cubano", El Nuevo Herald, March 28, pp. 1B, 3B
-Kohen, Helen. "Arturo Cuenca's images a mixture of contradictions",  The Miami Herald, March, art. 5E
-Menocal, Nina-Shown, John. "Arturo Cuenca", Nuevo,#1, México, pp.18,19 ,24
1990 -"Moda transvanguardista", 1989. Art in America, October, p. 118
-Navarrete,Sylvia."ArturoCuenca en la GAM", JornadaSemanal, México, September 23, p.4,
-Camacho, Eduardo."Naturaleza Moderbunda", Excelsior, México, Thrusday, September 13, Secc. Cultural
-Shown, John. "Painter Sees Death of Culture in Mexico Marketplaces", The News, México, September 9, Life
Style Section, p. 20
-La Jornada, México, Thrusday september 6, Cartelera, Artes Plásticas, p. 35
-Cabadas, Cleotilde. "El arte conceptual de Arturo Cuenca", El Heraldo, México, september 3
-El Universal,  México, Wednesday, August 29, Sec. Cultural, Guía del
lector, Col. Actividades para hoy,  p.3
-El Financiero, México, Wednesday, August 29, Sec. Menú Cultural, Col.
Agenda de hoy, exposiciones, p. 51
-Shown, John. "What's On" ,The News, México, Life Style Section,Tuesday,August 28, p. 17
-"Arte Pictórico de Arturo Cuenca", Excelsior,  México, Saturday, August 25, p10
-"El joven artista cubano Arturo Cuenca en México", Novedades, México,
Thrusday, August 23, Sec. Vida y Estilo,  p. C8
-Shown John. Cuban Artist Explores Social And Cultural Phenomena, The  News, México, Saturday, May 19,
Life Styles Section, p. 19
-Manrique, Jorge Alberto. "Cubanos en Tenochtitlán", La Jornada, México, February 14, Sec. Cultura, p. 37
-Emerich, Luis Carlos. "Arturo Cuenca, un conceptual cubano", Novedades, México, February 8, Sec. Vida y
Estilo, pp. C1,  C3
-Longi, Geraldine. El Arte Debe Sintetizar lo Teórico y lo Práctico: Arturo Cuenca, El Heraldo, México,
February 4, p.4C
-Perea, Héctor. "Arturo Cuenca: de la moda como teoría del arte",  Revista la Jornada Semanal, México,
Sunday Supplement, February 4, Sec.
Exposiciones, p. 5
-Johnson, Rodrigo. "Bases utópicas para una nueva sociedad", El Economista, México, February 1, Sec. La
Plaza, p. 30
-Maria Idalia. "El Espectador Concluye la Obra de Arte, Dice el Pintor Arturo Cuenca", Excelsior, México,
February 1, Sec. B
-Mac Masters, Merry. "Teoría Estética de Arturo Cuenca",El Nacional, México, January 31, Sec. Cultura, pp.
1, 7
-Saenz, Jorge Luis. "Arturo Cuenca: el arte como aventura", El Universal, México,Sec. El Universal y la
Cultura, January 31, pp. 1, 5
-Espinosa, Verónica. "Confrontación de ciencia y tecnología en la pintura del cubano Arturo Cuenca", Uno
Más Uno, México, January 30, p.25
-Longi, Ana María. "Pretendo una Revolución Antropológica", Excelsior, México, January 30, Sec. Cultural, p.
3C
-Shown, John. "Kin Features Thought-Provoking Artist", The News, México, January 19, Life Styles Section,
p. 20
-Kartofel, Graciela. "Conceptos de Cuenca", Novedades, México, January 24, Sec Artimundo, p, 6C

1989 -Luna, Andrés de. "Arturo Cuenca:Tras el relevo del Mito", Novíssimo,
México, January 1990, Art Magazine, pp. 16-17
-Acosta, Alejandro G. "Arturo Cuenca: Pintura, Fotografía y Moda", Revista Cámara Nacional de la Industria  
de Artes Gráficas, México,
September- October, pp. 1, 45 - 48
-Shown, John. "Arturo Cuenca Paints Photo Quips On Kitsch", The News, México, August 19, p. 20
-"Logra Arturo Cuenca bellos contrastes de luz en sus fotos", El  Universal, México, Thrusday August 17,
Sec.Nuestro Mundo, p. 5
-Galindo, Carlos Blas. "Arturo Cuenca en la Galería del Auditorio, El Financiero, México, August 16, Sec.
Cultural, p. 73
-"Hombres recostados: piensan", Novedades, México, Wednesday,
August 2, Sec. Vida y Estilo
-"Arturo Cuenca expondrá fotos", Excelsior, México, Friday August 4,
p. 14, Sec. B
-Rojas, Rafael. "Un dualismo moderno", El Caimán Barbudo, La Habana, March, 1989,Sec. Artes Plásticas,
p.15
-De la Nuez, Iván. "Ideología y cultura: en el jardín de los senderos que se bifurcan", La Habana
-Armenteros, Isis- César, Gustavo. "Para un perfil de Arturo Cuenca" , El
Caimán Barbudo, La Habana, pp. 16, 17,
1986 -Knafo, Robert- Mesz, Andras- Fusco, Coco.Havana Postmodern. The new Cuban art (video), November
(New York)

1985 -Evora, José Antonio. "Cuenca no está recostado, y piensa", Juventud Rebelde, La Habana
-Mosquera, Gerardo. "Plástica: Irrumpen los jóvenes, Cuba Internacional, La Habana, Junio
-Von Platschek, Hans. Zwischen Aktueller Mundinner Formensprache und den Realitaten. "Jungle Malerei en
Cuba", Concret, Germany, April

1984 -Camnitzer, Luis. "First Havana Biennial", Art in America, Nov. - Dec.
-Mosquera, Gerardo. "La fotografía en la 1 Bienal de La Habana", Revista Fototécnica, La Habana, September
-Moya, Rogelio. "La realidad y los sueños de Arturo Cuenca", Granma, resumen semanal , La
Habana,September
-Catálogo "Imagen: Ese pez bidimensional que rodea al mundo", La
Habana

1983 -Angel,Tomás. "Atrapad la imagen", El Caimán Barbudo, La Habana, Secc. Artes  plásticas, p. 18
-Fernández, Antonio Eligio. "Arturo Cuenca: la fábula del espectador  agradecido", La Habana
-Sánchez, Osvaldo, "La obra de Arturo Cuenca", August, Habana Catálogo "Expectador" , La Habana
-Alonso, Alejandro G. "Espectador: una experiencia fotográfica de  Arturo Cuenca", Juventud Rebelde, La
Habana
-Alonso, Alejandro G. "Cuenca y la experimentación", Juventud Rebelde, La Habana