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...drab office building lobby at 124 Mount Auburn St. has been transformed into a gallery filled with brilliant colors. These colors will not be unfamiliar to devotees of Haitian art, the focus of “Radiant and Resilient: Haitian Art Today,” a new exhibition at the Cambridge Art Association. The exhibit is part of a larger program, Haitian Art Today, that runs from October through December 2003, and also includes lectures, tours, readings and music in order to explore Haitian culture and benefit the New Jerusalem community center...
...Many people know Haitians as hard-working members of the community, but they do not know much about their rich culture,” says Anne Anninger, co-curator of the exhibit. Anninger and co-curator Charlot Lucien traveled to Haiti in the spring of 2002 to acquire paintings and sculptures for the show, and supplemented those with work by Haitian artists living the Boston area. “It was an extraordinary experience to go to Haiti and meet with the artists. Everything is art there—everyone paints. They express themselves through color and shape even when...
...importance of the exhibition in Cambridge draws primarily from this cross-cultural communication. The art tells the story of daily life, Christian and Voodoo religious practices and Haiti’s history. The style of painting is vibrant and unique, often incorporating bright colors and lively action sequences. Haitian culture is particularly important in Mattapan, Dorchester and the greater Boston area, home to more than 60,000 members of the Haitian disapora. Because the art is so closely tied with the Haitian people, it is an ideal vehicle for cultural exchange and exploration...
...months, Kidder compiled interviews on Farmer’s life and work, filling page after page with what he calls “compulsive” notes on the process. Kidder accompanied Farmer on innumerable red-eye flights and hiked to house-calls in the Haitian countryside, staining his notes with sweat. “Frankly, I’ve lost count of the times I went to Haiti,” Kidder says. In January of 2000, Farmer recalls, the author spent the full month with him, “pretty much 24/7...
Three weeks ago, Ashcroft made an even more sweeping decision in a case involving David Joseph, 18, a Haitian who arrived in the U.S. illegally last October. He and 215 other undocumented immigrants from Haiti and the Dominican Republic scrambled ashore in Biscayne Bay, Fla. On arrival, Joseph petitioned for asylum as a political refugee. An immigration judge okayed his request, and an appeals board supported the judge, ruling that Joseph was neither a danger to the community nor a flight risk. But Ashcroft, who has the final say in all immigration cases, stepped in to demand that Joseph...