Pieces by noted artists Aristides Hernandez, Ismael Lema, Adan Iglesias, Enrique Lacoste, Jose Luis Lopez, Osvaldo Gutierrez, Alfredo Martirena and Jose Alberto Rodriguez make up the exhibit.

At its opening, Cuban Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Carlos Fernandez de Cossio emphasized that this is an expression of art and humor, which represents the Cuban people’s rejection of US aggression for more than six decades.

“It’s not something new in our history; it has been a tradition in our country, during the revolutionary process, to express in several ways, including through graphic humor, the population’s rejection of such a persistent and ruthless war against the Cuban people.

He added that if there were any doubt, it would be enough to look at the latest statements by the Secretary of State (Marcos Rubio), which leave no room for doubt, that in the problems between Cuba and the United States, there is one country that is the aggressor, which is the United States, and there is another country that as the victim of US aggression.

“Our people have been able, by their nature, culture, and idiosyncrasy, of using humor to express even the strongest repudiations and the firmest rejections of imperialism, and these cartoons are such a vibrant expression.

“De Cossio stated that the Cuban people, “stoic as they are, optimistic as they are, have been able to show humor even in the most dramatic moments, and in the moments when the most heroic acts are carried out.

Therefore, it should not be surprising that, even in the face of the economic war against Cuba, they express themselves in this way, in the graphic expressions of our artists.”

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