La Conversación

Habana Vieja


Making up a trio of sculptures in Plaza San Francisco de Asís, La Conversación was added in 2012, donated by the French ambassador as a gesture of Franco-Cuban friendship. It's a work by French sculptor Etienne and depicts two abstract figures sitting down for a talk – Cuba and the US discussing their mutual problems, perhaps? Ojalá.


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