HENRY ERIC HERNÁNDEZ
Multidisciplinary artist, Scholar, and Editor in Mexico City - Federal District
I am a multidisciplinary artist, social researcher, and Cuban/Spanish cultural manager based in Mexico City. I currently work as Head of the Visual Arts Department at Galería Metropolitana of Autonomous Metropolitan University.
I earned my PhD in Communication Studies from the Complutense University of Madrid and my Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts from the Higher Institute of Art in Havana. I have received important art awards and scholarships such as: The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation The Pollock-Krasner Foundation, The Christoph Merian Stiftung, The Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park Foundation, and The Botín Foundation.
I have published several books: Revenge; Another Island for Miguel—which includes the documentary film series Short Stories; Mártir, líder y pachanga. El cine de peregrinaje político hacia la Revolución cubana; Sentémonos a conversar sobre la violencia; La immagini infamanti. Arte, burocracia, peregrinaje y violencia en Cuba; and ARS CIVITAS. Prácticas cívicas y políticas de la disidencia.
And I have also co-edited three anthologies: El fin del Gran Relato (CdeCuba Art Books 2019), Pan fresco. Textos críticos en torno al arte cubano (Almenara Press 2019), and Cuba Totalitaria (Editorial Hypermedia 2022). In this sense, I am pleased to announce the upcoming publication of Totalitarian Cuba—the English edition of this anthology—which will be published by La Maleza in collaboration with Misfit Art Alliance.