Havana scene

Nigerian artist Victor Ekpuk works on his piece, “Meditation on Memory,” at the Wifredo Lam Centre of Contemporary Art in Havana.

New York’s Bronx Museum of the Arts teamed with Cuba’s National Fine Arts Museum for a special exhibition titled “Wild Noise.” In this image, taken May 16, a visitor walks on the other side of a creation by U.S. artist Mary Mattingly.

It has been a week full of art-related happenings in Havana: among them, an awards ceremony organized by the U.S.-based Farber Foundation. Cuban sculptor Alexandre Arrechea was named Cuban Artist of the Year by the foundation at a special ceremony.

Indian artist Nikhil Chopra performs inside a cage located on a Havana Street.

Cuban-born painter Gustavo Perez Monzon poses for a picture in front of one of his works in Havana. Monzon, who now lives in Mexico, has returned to Cuba for the first time since he left.

A creation by Swiss artists Lang & Baumann is seen on the outside of a building in Old Havana. The pair are known for their architectural interventions.

Cuban-born painter Glexis Novoa has also returned to the country for the first time since leaving over issues of censorship. He stands before a work in progress on a wall.

People sit on deck chairs on an artificial beach as a bride and groom ride a classic American convertible on the Malecón in Havana. The artificial beach is being shown as part of the exhibition “Detrás del Muro” (“Behind the Wall”).