Chapter 42: Cuba
| Publisher | Stephen Malbon | |
| Editor In Chief | Adam Pasulka | |
| Associate Editor | Caitlin Collins | |
| Photo Editor | Craig Wetherby | |
| Art Director | Nicholas Acemoglu | |
| Lead Designer | Thomas "Bongi" Bongiorno | |
| Production Director | Anton Schlesinger | |
| Contributors | Boogie, Helena de Bragança, Robusto Bustamante, Yoan Capote, Ann Marie Coen, Jon Coen, Joe Conzo, Irina Cristobal, Eli Dvorkin, Michael Halsband, Chris Isenberg, Jack Shainman Gallery, Jonathan Kim, Youri Lenquette, Keith Lew, Matt Luckhurst, Magnan Metz Gallery, Rudy Miret, Jesse Nicely, Estevan Oriol, Sonia Ortiz, Gilles Peterson, Marta Rosa Prohías Pizarro, Duke Riley, José A. Rodriguez, Carole Rosenberg, Kitty Joe Sainte-Marie, Jauretsi Saizarbitoria, Bud Schmeling, Ellen Stagg, Brendan Sullivan, Synapse, Kristen Tauer, Nicole Velasco, Robin Walker | |
| Interns | Vanessa Bermudez, Benjamin Boas, Corey Bullough, Ximena Garcia, Shaq Serieaux-Halls, Axelle Zecevic | |
| Legal Affairs | Brian J. Marvin, Dan Tochterman | |
| FRANKRADIO | Domingo Neris | |
| US/Japan Ambassador | Daisuke Shiromoto | |
| Far East Operations Directors | Lyntaro Wajima, Takayuki Shibaki | |
| Far East Logistics | Yosuke Nakata, Tomonori Mitsuo |
As far as political notoriety goes, Cuba punches far above its weight. The feisty Caribbean nation is well known for playing “David” in a longstanding conflict with its nextdoor neighbor, and still Fidel Castro and Che Guevara remain two of the most recognized characters in contemporary history.
Despite Cuba’s Internet access restrictions, questionable interpretations of free press, and a zero-tolerance trade and travel embargo, Frank Chapter 42 presents a fresh, bold look at the country that is so close, and yet so far. Beyond any cliches of rum, “revolucion,” salsa, and cigars, we reveal a country steeped in the sort of mid-20th-century tradition we in more technologically advanced societies can only lament. We also discover a slowly changing political and social landscape, populated by a resilient and creative people who are dealing with a new leader for the first time in almost 50 years.
To be a Cuban means to be hardened by a life that is not always easy, but possesses an undeniable romance thanks to some of the best music, food, dance, music, art, and scenery in the Caribbean.
Release Date:
Fall 2010
