sentences:  In 1996, during the first of these shows, which they simply named Kcho, the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) in New York, acquired his work Columna Infinita # 1 (Infinite Column # 1), which along with the previously acquired drawing A los ojos de la history (In the Eyes of History), 1995, represent him at the permanent collection of this museum.Thus Kcho became the artist that reopened the doors of MOMA to Cuban art, being, after Wifredo Lam, the first to be part of such a select collection.In 1996, the Cuban artist displayed his work at the Studio Guenzani, in Italy, and extended an invitation to the Italian young artist Giuseppe Gabellone.