Commissioned from the young Cuban artist Kcho (Alexis Levya Machado), Focus Series: Kcho: Todo Cambia ("Everything Changes") had two components: a grouping of worn, clay and metal sculptures, including a barrel, a raft, an oar, a kayak, a surfboard, and a small boat, resting on small tables formerly used in studio art classes at the Superior Institute of the Arts in Havana; and a room-size boat constructed from books and bookshelves found in open-air book markets throughout Havana. Visitors were encouraged to treat the latter installation as a reading room and peruse the books on history, politics, medicine, literature, art, and music, and children’s books.
The exhibition was accompanied by a catalogue.
Focus Series: Kcho: Todo Cambia was part of the museum’s Focus Series (1992–1998), which was dedicated to presentations of distinct bodies of work by artists working in all media and featured a roster of distinguished local and international artists.
Focus Series: Kcho: Todo Cambia was organized by Paul Schimmel, Chief Curator, and Alma Ruiz, Assistant Curator, The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles.