Manuel Mendive: With the new day the sun shines and leads us

A summer-long exhibition in Little Havana offers a rare chance to see both recent and iconic works by Manuel Mendive, one of Cuba’s most celebrated contemporary artists. Manuel Mendive: With the New Day the Sun Shines and Leads Us is on view from June 19 through August 30 at Latin Art Core Fine Art Gallery, bringing together pieces from 2023 to 2025 with select highlights from earlier in his career. Known for exploring Yoruba cosmology, Afro-Cuban spirituality, and the ties between nature and the divine, Mendive infuses his paintings and mixed-media works with luminous color, layered symbolism and narrative richness. His newest series turns to themes of renewal and guidance, rendered in characteristically poetic imagery.