Our gallery is celebrating a decade and, to celebrate it, we wanted to bring together our friends from both sides of the Atlantic. The celebrations begin in Havana, with the opening of the group exhibition Volume IThe first of its kind will be inaugurated in Madrid a few weeks later. Volume II. Between the two exhibitions a connection is established that transcends geography and time, to offer the viewer the clearest possible picture of our history during these years of growth and experimentation: our main lines of work, our adventures and our sleepless nights. In the hands of the artists with whom we collaborate, we wanted to leave the responsibility of any narrative based on our identity, our essence, our gaze.

It has not been an express intention to pay tribute to that mythical exhibition that, in the 80s of the last century, shook the framework of Cuban art, opening in the island the doors to a contemporaneity that still resonates strongly. But it's not a coincidence either. Decadewith its two volumes, in addition to a celebration, is an effort to make history and collect the memories of what has happened with Cuban contemporary art in the last ten years. Ten years in which El Apartamento, through the powerful work of its artists, has played a decisive role.