Cuban artists pay tribute to the work of Reinaldo Arenas
- Written by Alionuska Vilches Blanco / Student of Journalism
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The exhibition "My name is Celestino" was inaugurated on Monday in the gallery of the House of the Young Creator of the Hermanos Saíz Association in Holguín, as part of the 25th edition of the Celestino Short Story Prize taking place in this eastern city.
Under the curatorship of Lorena Velázquez Fraga, the exhibition, composed of 27 pieces, aimed to celebrate the 25 years of the contest and pay tribute to the novel "Celestino Before Dawn", by Reinaldo Arenas.
In his opening words, the poet and narrator Juan I. Siam Arias, recalled the way in which the novel came into his hands and shared his experience as a reader: "I found terrible phrases, of authentic pain and of the most natural language. Uncontaminated ", he expressed.
The Cuban artists, of different ages and origins, managed through diverse techniques, to convert fragments of the novel into images, which "some are carefully figurative, others distant from academicism," have been the result of a deep introspection in the work of Arenas and a creative reinterpretation of his literary universe. 
The interpretations captured in the works of art testify to the richness and complexity of Celestino's story, as well as the relevance of his message in today's society. Each piece is unique in its style and approach, reflecting the diversity of perspectives and talent present in the Cuban art scene of this time.
