"The life of Cuban-born twins Elliot and Erick Jimenez (Miami, 1989) seems like something out of a movie. Self-taught and precocious, they've dedicated decades to fashion photography, imbuing it with an artistic aura that plays with syncretism, transculturation and identity. They rose to fame in 2023 when they shot the first Spanish-language cover of Time magazine in its 100-year history. The subject of their photography was Bad Bunny, the king of reggaeton and the current music scene."
"We've always been interested in art, but starting in 2020, during the pandemic, we began to reflect on our career and interests. And we decided to develop [our craft] further. Clients always emphasized that our work was very artistic. Creatively, [this shift] has been liberating, because commercial projects always have certain limits. But in visual art, we have complete control to experiment."
Elliot and Erick Jimenez, Cuban-born twins from Miami (b. 1989), built decades-long careers in fashion photography while cultivating an artistic sensibility around syncretism, transculturation, and identity. They achieved broad recognition in 2023 for shooting the first Spanish-language cover of Time magazine, featuring Bad Bunny. The twins open their first institutional solo exhibition at the Perez Art Museum Miami from August 28 until February 8, 2026, curated by Marisa Lacayo. Titled El Monte, the exhibition references Lydia Cabrera's influential work on Afro-Cuban religions. The brothers pivoted toward visual art during the 2020 pandemic to pursue creative freedom and experiment with prints, frames, materials, paint, and antique objects. They were raised by their paternal grandmother, who is Afro-Cuban.
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