See Celia Ledón's work at The Kennedy Center, May 9-20:
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Recycling and repurposing are something of a national sport in Cuba, but 34-year-old Celia Ledón has raised these activities to an art form. Ledón earned degrees in industrial design and art direction from the Polytechnic Institute of Industrial Design and also studied costume design. Her show-stopping creations have graced haute couture runways, theater stages, and art films. She admits to being “obsessed with trash,” especially items that have become obsolete in our fast-moving consumer society. In her hands, discarded videotapes, pop-top rings, plastic bags, and rubber tires are given new life as dramatic outfits. This installation features 11 costume art pieces by Ledón, including a work commissioned for Artes de Cuba.
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