Diango Hernández

Diango Hernández at Hayward Gallery, London.

Wednesday, 09 June 2010 14:34

The New Décor

19 June - 5 September 2010

Curated by Ralph Rugoff, Director of the Hayward Gallery, the exhibition draws on artists from around the world, but what unites them is their ability to transform objects we associate with the everyday – a bed, a shelf, a lamp – into something uncanny and compelling.

The New Décor is an international survey of some 30 contemporary artists whose work explores interior design as a means of engaging with changes in contemporary culture. Liberated from the constraints of functionality, artists in the exhibition present objects that look as though they could belong in a fantastical model home, such as a bed inspired by a Los Angeles freeway overpass or a sci-fi inspired chandelier. By dismantling the borders between interior decoration, sculpture and installation art, these artists reinvent the familiar forms of furniture and lighting to reflect on the social, historical and psychological narratives embedded in these everyday objects.

http://www.haywardgallery.org.uk/

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Diango Hernández at Nottingham Contemporary

Saturday, 13 February 2010 00:00

Star City

The future under communism

13 February - 17 April 2010

http://www.nottinghamcontemporary.org

Diamonds C-Print 70x50 cm

Diango Hernández at Haus der Kunst, Munich

Tuesday, 29 December 2009 22:34

‘Golden Times’ presents works by four contemporary artists, Steven Claydon, Diango Hernández und Mai-Thu Perret who consider 'history' as an unstable concept: as a construction made up from innumerable facets and fragments; as a question of interpretation, narration and fiction.

The presentation by Diango Hernández is characterized by "Years" (2008), a fragile construction made of rusted steel. The skeleton-like room divider consists of the numbers of the years 1959 through 2008; organized chronologically, they can be regarded as an 'objectified' timeline. The dates represent Fidel Castro's period in office, from the time he became prime minister in 1959 to his age-related resignation in spring 2008. "Years" thereby forms the pattern or the glasses through which all Diango Hernández's other works in this room can be viewed: the history of Cuba from the revolution to the present day.

Golden Times: Steven Claydon, Diango Hernández und Mai-Thu Perret

14 January - 11 April 2010
Haus der Kunst, Munich