Painted Cuban Plane Lands in Miami’s New Arts Hub -
“The Warehouse District”

MIAMI, FL – October 27, 2004 -- Miami artist Xavier Cortada’s Painted Cuban Airplane has found a new place to land in The Warehouse District, Miami’s newest arts hub.

An exhibit of the celebrated painted Russian Antonov-2 Colt airplane, used by a family to escape from Cuba and the accompanying Freedom Luggage Installation (see below), will open Thursday, December 2, 2004 at 8:00 pm at 318 NW 23rd Street, near the corner of NW 5th Avenue and 23rd Street.



Exhibits hours during the Art Basel week will be:

8 am – noon and 8pm to midnight on December 2nd

8 am to midnight on December 3rd, 2004, and

10am to midnight on December 4th and 5th.

After Art Basel, the airplane is slated to remain onsite in the Warehouse District as a museum operated by the Cuban Monument to Freedom, Inc. to honor the Cuban Diaspora and all those who value freedom.

The grand scale opening event is open to the public and is presented by Tony and Joey Goldman of Goldman Properties and Dan Kodsi and Greg Mirmelli of Royal Palm Communities. The University of Miami Libraries Cuban Heritage Collection, Cuban Monument to Freedom, Inc will also join Miami Mayor Manny Diaz in opening the exhibit space on December 2nd. Other event co-sponsors include Interfligfht Studios, Leeds and Colby, Artista Mundo, Club Space, Executive Air Services, 94th AeroClaims Group and Atlantic Coast Construction Group.