SANTIAGO 'CHAGO' ARMANDO (1937-1995) La cripta de Daly G encondonada en el tiempo (from the series El cajón, el encajonamiento la chansom du condom) signed, inscribed and dated 'chago 64 LA CRIPTA DE DALY G ENCONDONADA EN EL TIEMPO / 1964' (on the reverse) wood, glass and condom collage on wood 11 1/2 x 13 5/8 in (29.2 x 35.2 cm) Executed in 1964 Footnotes: This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by Roberto Cobas Amate and dated June 5, 2019. Provenance Sandra Ceballos Collection, Havana. Acquired from the above by the present owner. La cripta de Daly G (1964) is an intimate and symbolically charged work in which Santiago 'Chago' Armada integrates object, material, and memory into a construction imbued with ritual resonance. Organic elements-enclosed within a rigid wooden and glass structure-recall the logic of a reliquary, their containment reinforcing notions of preservation, secrecy, and temporal suspension. Through its austere framing and tactile materials, the work proposes a meditation on time, loss, and permanence, where corporeal matter and spiritual reflection intersect. Rather than functioning as narrative representation, the piece operates as a mnemonic device, activating memory through enclosure and symbolic density. Executed in the mid-1960s, it belongs to Chago's early conceptual explorations, marking a decisive departure from traditional figuration toward a poetics of object, ritual, and existential inquiry. A singular figure in modern Cuban art, Chago is recognized for his experimental practice and his sustained engagement with metaphor, symbolism, and the spiritual dimensions of lived experience. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing