Satisfaction

Satisfaction Digital collage, 2025 – Honys Torres

Satisfaction is a fierce satire of the diplomatic spectacle surrounding the U.S.–Cuba rapprochement under President Barack Obama. In 2016, after easing sanctions without demanding accountability for crimes against humanity committed by the Cuban regime, high-profile events took place—such as the historic free concert by the Rolling Stones in Havana and a Chanel fashion show led by Karl Lagerfeld—in a country where much of the population lacks access to basic food and political rights.

The artwork features a blue-skinned Captain America holding a dying communist leader, surrounded by vultures, pop icons, and symbols of global capitalism. The phrase “I Can’t Get No Satisfaction” echoes as an ironic anthem for a citizenry watching its pain negotiated between Coca-Colas, golden statuettes, and empty promises.

Satisfaction denounces the diplomatic and media cynicism that turns repression into decorative background for spectacle. It’s a visual critique of forgetfulness, political marketing, and the trivialization of suffering disguised as cultural

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