In his recurring travels to Cuba between 1997 and 2009, Meleschnig captured boxers and their everyday life of physical training. Gymnasium, ring and street collectively unfold the lives of young men in a sort of visual poem.
Through Spar we are offered a viewpoint from which to contemplate contemporary Cuban life. There is an unveiling of restless, frustrated, and resilient youths exercising their voice and fist. One theme is sport as distraction in a suppressive culture.
Paul Meleschnig lives and works in New York. He has exhibited his photographs in Cuba and the United States. Meleschnig’s photographs can be found in several important public and private collections, such as those of: The William La Rouche Foundation, The Edward R. Bazinet Foundation, Michael and Tara Rockefeller, Ralph Lauren, Joseph Fiennes, and Jennifer Lopez.
Paul Meleschnig, Photographs from Cuba
Until April 7th, 2012
Steven Kasher Gallery
521 W. 23rd St.
New York, NY 10011
