DIANGO HERNÁNDEZ Cuba, 1970

Diango Hernández
Ultrasound to my mother history, we got twins
Mixed media on canvas
180 x 180 cm

1970 born in Sancti Spiritus, Kuba, lives and works in Trento, Italy and Düsseldorf, Germany
1994 Degree at Havana Superior Institute of Design
1995 Co-Founder of Ordo Amoris Cabinet (OAC), Cuban Artist Collective, until 2003
since 2006 Diango Hernández works and lives in Düsseldorf, Germany


SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

In preperation:
"The importance of a line" (curated by Nuno Faria), Porta33, Madeira, Portugal.

2010
"Museums", Galerie Michael Wiesehöfer, Cologne, Germany.

2009
"Sun State #3: Define Gravity", (collaboration between Andi Toma, Jan St. Werner and Diango Hernández), Galerie Michael Wiesehöfer, Cologne, Germany.
"Living Room for Paris", FIAC (solo booth with Galerie Michael Wiesehöfer), Paris, France.
"Giardino Tropicale", ARTISSIMA (solo booth with Paolo Maria Deanesi Gallery), Torino, Italy.
"Losing you tonight / The 2009 Rubens Young Artsists Award of the city Seigen”, Museum für Ge-genwartskunst Siegen (D) (04.10.09 - 05.04.10)
‘’Third Hand’’, Alexander and Bonin – New York (USA) (04.04.09 - 02.05.09)

2008
"Out-of-place artifacts", Barbara Thumm, Berlin / Michael Wiesehöfer, Cologne (D)
„Inspire me, again“, Stella Lohaus Gallery, Antwerp (B) (13.03.08-03.05.08)
"Diamonds and stones: my Education“, Federico Luger Gallery, Milano (I)
"Diamonds", solo booth at Federico Luger Gallery, Miart, Milan (I)

2007
„Objects of Ridicule“, Alexander and Bonin, New York (USA)
„Power Pencil“, Paolo Maria Deanesi Gallery, Rovereto (I)
"Swans without a Lake", Neuer Aachener Kunstverein, Aachen (D)

2006
"Revolution", Kunsthalle Basel (CH)
"Dictators", Frehrking Wiesehöfer, Cologne (D)
"Spies", Alexander & Bonin, New York (USA)
"Traitors", Galeria Pepe Cobo, Madrid (E)

2005
"The Museum of Capitalism", Altes Museum, Mönchengladbach (D)
"Revantgarde", Paolo Maria Deanesi Gallery, Rovereto (I)

2004
"Democracy", Kunstverein Arnsberg (with Boris Michailov) (D)
"Amateur", De Vleeshal, Middelburg (NL)

2003
"Amateur", Frehrking Wiesehöfer, Cologne (D)

D. H. as member of "Ordo Amoris Cabinet":

2002
"Sweet Home", Espacio Aglutinador, Havana (Cuba)*

2001
"Mousepads and Screensavers", ArtPace Foundation fo Contemporary Art, San Antonio, Texas (USA)*
"Network Transmission / Summer Days", Adamski Frehrking Wiesehöfer, Cologne (D)*

1999
"Esta cerca es provisional: evite ser requerido/This is a provisional Fence: Keep Out", Center for the Development of the Visual Arts, Havana (Cuba)*

1997
"Hiking Raffle", Banff Centre for the Arts, Alberta (CA)*
"Hormigon armado/Reinforced Concrete", Center for the Development of the Visual Arts, Havana (Cuba)*

1996
"Agua con azucar y La muestra provisional/Sugar Water and The Provisional Show", Center for the Development of the Visual Arts, Havana (Cuba)*
Museo de Arte Contemporaneo y Diseffo (MACD), San José (Costa Rica)*


SELECTED GROUP SHOWS

In preperation:
"Touched", The 10th Liverpool Biennial (curated by Peter Gorschlüter), Tate Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.
"The New Décor" (curated by Ralph Rudolf), Hayward Gallery, London, UK.

2010
"Star City.The future under communism”, Nottingham Contemporary, Nottingham (UK) (13.02.10 - 18.04.10)
“Goldene Zeiten I” (Steven Clayton, Diango Hernández, Mai-Thu Perret), Haus der Kunst, Munich (D) (15.01.10 - 18.04.10)

2009
“Revolutionen des Alltäglichen / Zeitgenössische Lateinamerikanische Kunst” (Alexandre da Cunha, Gabriel Kuri, Glenda Léon, Jorge Macchi, Wilfredo Preito, Martin Solo Climent, Valesha Soares), Museum Morsbroich, Leverkusen (D) (23.08.09 - 01.11.09)

2008
„Open Plan Living", Art TLV, Helena Rubinstein Pavilion & Gan Ka'akov, Tel Aviv (Israel)
"Archivo Sur", FUTURA, Prague (Czech Republic)
"KONGRESS DER FUTUROLOGEN", Institute For Contemporary Art, Dunaújváros (Hungary)
"Baghdad / Space cog / Analyst", Frith Street Gallery, London (UK)
„Arise! Ye Starvelings…“, Declan Clarke, Stephen Gunning, Nicolas Milhé, Diango Hernández, curated by Mary Cremin, Pallas Contemporary Projects, Dublin, (Ireland) (13.09.08 - 11.10.08)
„This is not the way I remember it", Anna Helwing Gallery, LA (US)
"On Air", Malkasten Künstlerverein, Düsseldorf (D)
"Articulações", Fábrica de Cerveja, Faro (Portugal)
"Desenhos Estranhos", Porta 33, Funchal (Portugal)
"Words", Paolo Maria Deanesi Gallery, Rovereto (I)
„Wessen Geschichte“, Kunstverein in Hamburg (D)

2007
21. Ateliers Internationaux du Frac des Pays de la Loire, Carquefou (FR)
„Atlante Latino Americano“, Consejo para la Cultura y las Artes de Nuevo León, Monterrey (Mexico)
Jahresgaben 2007, Neuer Aachener Kunstverein, Aachen (D)
"Como vivir juntos", Museo de Arte Contemporáneo, Santiago de Chile
„Parcours Interdit“, Malkastenpark, Künstlerverein Malkasten, Düsseldorf (D)
"Andrzej Wroblewski 1927-1957/Project", The National Museum in Warsaw, (PL)
„Qué pasa con las flores?“, Galería Pepe Cobo, Madrid (E)
„Ironia Domestica...“, Museion: Museo d´arte moderna e contemporanea, Bolzano (I)
"Connected", Altes Museum Mönchengladbach (D)
"Mr. President", University Art Museum, Albany, NY (USA)
"Made in Germany", Kunstverein Hannover (D)

2006
"The Unhomely: Phantom Scenes in Global Society", 2. Bienal Internacional de Arte Contem- poráneo de Sevilla, Seville Biennal (E)
"Como viver junto", 27. Sao Paulo Biennial (Brasil)
"Zones of Contact", Biennial of Sydney (Australia)
"Biennale Cuvée", O.K. Centrum für Gegenwartskunst, Linz (A)

2005
"Always a little Further", Arsenale, 51. Venice Biennial, Venice (I)
"Lichtkunst aus Kunstlicht", ZKM/Museum für Neue Kunst, Karlsruhe (D)
"Roboter", Opelvillen, Rüsselsheim (D)
"Biwak", Frehrking Wiesehöfer, Cologne (D)
"Opening", Paolo Maria Deanesi Gallery, Rovereto,(I)
"Nuovo Segnale", Federico Luger Gallery, Milano (I)

2004
"Flesh at War with Enigma", Kunsthalle Basel (CH)
"doku/fiction. Mouse on Mars - reviewed & remixed", Kunsthalle Düsseldorf (D)
"Jahresgaben 2004", Kunstverein Arnsberg, Arnsberg (D)
"Jahresgaben 2004",Westfälischer Kunstverein, Münster (D)
"In Ictu Oculi", Pepe Cobo Gallery, Sevilla (E) "Wildlife 04 final", Sommerpalast, Neuss (D)
"Bookies", M29 Brückner + Richter, Köln (D)
"Mideo/Fear", Pepe Cobo Gallery, Sevilla (E)
"With Eyes of Stone and Water", Gallery 3,14, Bergen (N)*

2003
8. Havana Biennial (Cuba)

D. H. as member of "Ordo Amoris Cabinet":

2003
"Stretch", Power Plant Gallery, Toronto (CA)*

2002
"Prophets of Boom. The Schürmann Collection", Kunsthalle Baden-Baden (D)*
"With Eyes of Stone and Water", Helsinki Art Museum (FI)*
"Atravesados. Deslizamientos de identidades y géneros", Fundación Telefónica. Madrid (E)*
"FITAC". VIII foro sobre teoría del Arte Contemporáneo. Monterrey Mexico)*
"La Huella Múltiple", Centro de Desarrollo de las Artes Visuales. Habana (Cuba)*

2001
"Short Stories" La Fabbrica del Vapore, Milano (I)*
"Un dia como otro cualquiera/A day like any other day", 7. Havana Biennial (Cuba)*
"I am Cuba Double play”, Tirana Biennale. Tirana (AL)*

2000
"La conjuncion de la nada/The conjunction of nothingness"
Center for the Development of the Visual Arts, Havana (Cuba)*

1999
"CUBA", Presentl. Barbican Centre, London (UK)*
"Thinking Aloud", Camden Art Centre, London, (UK)

1998
"Antennas: Network Transmission/Taxi-Limosina. Provisional Utopias", Ludwig Forum für Internationale Kunst, Aachen/Kunsthaus Berlin (D)*
"Il Salon de arte cubano contemporanso", Center for the Development of the Visual Arts/Centro de Arte Contemporáneo Wifredo Lam/CENCREM/Fototeca de Cuba. Havana (Cuba)*
"Thinking Aloud", Hayward Gallery, London; Kettle's Yard, Cambridge;Cornerhouse,Manchester (UK)*
"Entropy at Home", Schürmann Collection, Suermondt-Ludwig Museum, Aachen (D)*
"The Campaign Against Living Miserably", Royal College of Art, London (UK)*

1997
"The Russian mountain", 3. Manifestation Internationale Vidéo et Art Électronique, Montreal (CA)*
"Rompiendo los moldes", 6th Havana Biennial (Cuba)*

1996
"Ultimas Noticias", Galería de Matanzas (Cuba)*

1995
"Una de cada clase - Next Generation Show" Centro de Arte y Diseño, Habana (Cuba)*

* as "Ordo Amoris Cabinet (OAC)"


AWARDS AND RESIDENCIES

2007
Artist in Residence, FRAC Pays de Loire (F)

2005
Artist in Residence, Mönchengladbach (D)

2001
ArtPace, Artist in Residence, San Antonio, Texas (USA)

1998
Artist in Residence, Ludwig Forum für Internationale Kunst, Aachen (D)
1997
Artist in Residence, "Apocalypso", Banff Centre for the Arts, Alberta (CA)