esthetics of Blackness: Afro-Cuban Women's Visual Art and Activism. SUNY.

The article reviews Rosita Scerbo's book *Gendered Aesthetics of Blackness: Afro-Cuban Women's Visual Art and Activism*, which examines the art of Afro-Cuban women as a form of "AfroARTivism" that challenges Eurocentric cultural norms and highlights issues of race, gender, and identity. Scerbo's decolonial approach emphasizes how these artists use visual art to resist historical erasure, assert presence, and create alternative archives of Black female experiences in Cuba and the diaspora. The book analyzes works by artists such as Harmonia Rosales, María Magdalena Campos-Pons, Susana Pilar, and Belkis Ayón, illustrating their roles in contesting dominant narratives and fostering social justice. Through detailed scholarship and artist interviews, the text foregrounds Afro-Cuban women's contributions to cultural memory and activism while critiquing hegemonic aesthetic standards.