Hollis Taggart is pleased to announce that the gallery will be representing the estate of the Cuban-American artist Rafael Soriano (1920-2015). In tandem with this, the estate has announced a catalogue raisonné devoted to the artist, edited by the art historian Alejandro Anreus. Both announcements follow two major museum acquisitions of the artist’s work, including three paintings acquired by the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, in August, and one painting acquired by the Whitney Museum of American Art last month. Hollis Taggart has also announced the gallery will be presenting a solo exhibition of Soriano’s work from June 5 through July 18, 2025. This will be the artist’s first solo show in New York City.

Soriano is a key figure in Cuban art history and one of the major Latin American artists of his generation. The artist played a critical role in introducing Concrete Art to Cuba and, as a professor there for nearly two decades, made an indelible mark on future generations of artists in the country. In the wake of the 1959 revolution, Soriano fled to Miami in 1962 with his wife and daughter, leaving behind a thriving artistic career in Cuba. Following a brief pause in painting resulting from the trauma of exile, Soriano’s work took a radical turn and transformed from geometric abstraction to a distinctive style that stood apart from any existing artist movements. Experimenting with light and color, Soriano developed an unparalleled ability to capture luminosity. The gradations of light and shadow in the artist’s later works resulted in canvases that have an almost spiritual resonance. Hollis Taggart is thrilled to share Soriano’s oeuvre with audiences in New York and beyond, and to encourage continued scholarship into the artist’s life and work.

The Rafael Soriano Catalogue Raisonné will be officially launched during an event at the Yale Club on October 16 with a panel discussion between Anreus and other scholars.

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