From The Art Revolution in Cuba, in the WSJ, which begins:
John Crago, an agricultural exporter from Colorado, took a business trip to Cuba last spring. He came back with 60 paintings, from island landscapes to abstract works, rolled up in his carry-on luggage.
With art from Asia and Russia in demand, some in the art world are betting on Cuba to be the next hot corner of the market. Prices for Cuban art are climbing at galleries and auction houses, and major museums are adding to their Cuban collections. In May, Sotheby's broke the auction record for a Cuban work when it sold Mario Carreño's modernist painting "Danza Afro-Cubana" for $2.6 million, triple its high estimate.
Photo of decaying Havana by Carlos Garaicoa, from the WSJ article
Also interesting: The Curiosity Cabinet of Vik Muniz. He creates things with everything from Bosco to shovels. Much of his stuff defies definition.