Formation | Havana, Cuba, 1992 |
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Region served | Worldwide |
Official language | Spanish |
Los Carpinteros is a Cuban artist collective founded in Havana in 1992 by Marco Antonio Castillo Valdes, Dagoberto Rodriguez Sanchez, and Alexandre Arrechea (who left the group in 2003).[1] In 1994 they decided "to renounce the notion of individual authorship and refer back to an older guild tradition of artisans and skilled laborers”[2] in an attempt to emphasize their belief that art always, to some extent, involves collaboration.[3] Both Valdes and Sanchez were born in Cuba and live and work between Havana and Madrid.[1] They have exhibited in Cuba, Europe and North America, and have received a number of awards.