In 1985, Cuban artist José Bedia was a rising star in his homeland. He had recently completed a Ford Foundation artist's residency in the United States when the notification arrived. "I was 26 and had just returned to Havana from New York. The Cuban military called me up for mandatory service in Angola at a time when my wife had just given birth to my son. Now, three short months later, I was being shipped to Africa and couldn't say no for fear of retaliation against my family,"... More >>>