DIANGO HERNANDÉZ

Diango Hernández emerged in the early 1990s, during the economic crisis that followed the collapse of the Soviet Union, actively engaging in collective initiatives within Cuba’s cultural scene. Together with Francis Acea, he co-founded Ordo Amoris Cabinet (OAC), an artistic duo that quickly gained international recognition, exhibiting widely across Europe and North America.

In the early 2000s, Hernández relocated to Europe, where he developed a practice that positioned him as one of the foremost heirs to the American conceptual legacy. In 2009 he was awarded the prestigious Rubens Prize, recognizing his outstanding contribution to contemporary art. His work, exhibited internationally, explores cultural identity and the political forces that shape everyday life.

Hernández has been the subject of major solo exhibitions at Kunsthalle Basel (2006), Neuer Aachener Kunstverein (2007), and Museum für Gegenwartskunst Siegen (2009). He has participated in leading international biennials, including the 51st Venice Biennale, the Biennale of Sydney, and the São Paulo Biennial (all in 2006). His installations were presented in The New Décor at the Hayward Gallery, London (2010), and a survey exhibition followed at Museo d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea di Trento e Rovereto (MART) (2011-12).

Further solo presentations include The New Man and the New Woman at Marlborough Contemporary, London (2013), Socialist Nature at Landesgalerie Linz (2014), and exhibitions at Marlborough Contemporary, London, and Kunsthalle Münster (2015). In 2016, Museum Morsbroich, Leverkusen dedicated a solo exhibition to his work, titled Theoretical Beach.