Cuba on the Verge: International Center for Photography. (New York).

A haven for socialism--and now supermodels--post-Soviet Cuba has entered what Fidel Castro calls a periodo especial, a formative era challenging the nation's way of life while buoying its already strong identity. The ICP's "Cuba on the Verge: An Island in Transition," organized by freelance curator Terry McCoy, surveys the country's social and cultural landscape from a slew of viewpoints both native and international. Cuban photographers such as Carlos Garaicoa and Manuel Pina join nonCuban counterparts like Carrie Mae Weems and Ernesto Bazan to document the unique life of this nation in flux. The catalogue features an eclectic set of contributors, including Cristina Garcia, Antonio Jose Ponte, Russell Baker, and Arthur Miller. June 6-Aug. 31.