WILFREDO PRIETO (B. 1978, SANCTI SPÍRITUS, CUBA) WAKES UP, READS THE NEWS ON HIS PHONE, AND PAINTS TWELVE HEADLINES. HE THEN HANGS THEM AT GALERÍA HABANA JUST BEFORE OPENING. DAY 1: “HOW TO CUT THE SALARY OF YOUR FOOTBALLERS”; “MILLIONS OF FLOWERS DESTROYED DUE TO FALLING DEMAND”; “TEXTILE, COSMETIC, AND BEVERAGE COMPANIES WILL MAKE MATERIAL”; “OVERCROWDED AND WATER-DEPRIVED AFTER FLEEING WAR”; “BLOOD BROTHERS”; “TWO MERGE TO FORM THE ICONIC”; IMAGES OF MILITARY VEHICLES LOADED WITH COFFINS”; “THE SO-CALLED LIES THAT GO AROUND THE WORLD”; “MEXICANS FORGET THE CORONAVIRUS IN ACAPULCO”; “WOMAN PLAYS THE LOTTERY FOR 10 YEARS WITH THE SAME NUMBERS AND WINS HALF A MILLION DOLLARS”; “WHY GERMANY HAS SUCH A LOW NUMBER”; “ENTRY WILL BE REGULATED, EXCEPT FOR RESIDENTS.” HE PERFORMS THIS RITUAL TWENTY MORE NINE TIMES—ONE MONTH IN ALL. FAKE NEWS BRINGS TOGETHER ALL 360 PAINTINGS, WITH A CONVERSATION BETWEEN PRIETO AND CURATOR PATRICK CHARPENEL.
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272 pgs, 30 × 20 cm, Softcover, 2021, 978-1-7345275-3-7