Troubled Earth

RISD Museum Summer researcher discusses Wifredo Lam's 1959 painting Près des Îles Vierges as a reflection of his complicated relationship with revolutionary Cuba and evolving understanding of Caribbean identity in a postcolonial world.

Contributors

by Christina Young, RISD Summer Practicum Student (Brown MA 2026, Public Humanities)

Publisher & Date

RISD Museum, 2025
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Selected Objects

A black-toned painting with ominous abstract, elongated forms, faint linear details, small geometric white details, and a small cluster of green, blue, and red color.

Wifredo Lam

Near the Virgin Islands (Près des Îles Vierges)

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