Diango HernƔndez's creative work is triggered by personal experiences and memories. Born in 1970, the artist grew up in Cuba. The memory of a sad event in his life provides the background to his artist's book
Losing You Tonight: one night shortly before his school graduation, a knife fight between two pupilsāwhich led to one boy's death from his injuriesātook place in the dormitory of their boarding school. Some weeks later, Diango HernĆ”ndez found a written text between that pupil's mattress and bed frame; it was about his first encounter with art, in a very special placeāa museum. HernĆ”ndez links this memory to his general recollections of a school system that left little room to develop one's individuality. He takes these threads and weaves a story using the means of fine art, a story in which everyday objectsāfunctional, technical, and decorative fittingsāplay a part. For those who are capable of reading them, they are the material from which stories may be wovenāpersonal histories, which perhaps contain more truth than the official version. This artist's book comes in two volumes and is published on the occasion of Diango HernĆ”ndez' exhibition in the Museum fĆ¼r Gegenwartskunst Siegen, October 4, 2009 ā April 5, 2010.
Vol. 1, 28 x 22 cm, 136 pp., 111 color ill., hardcover
Vol. 2, 22 x 28 cm, 40 pp., softcover
Contributors
Diango HernƔndez, Yilmaz Dziewior, Nuno Faria, Juan Antonio Molina, Giovanni Iovane, Adam Szymczyk
This book title, Losing You Tonight, 2-vol. set, ISBN: 9781933128801, by Diango Hernandez, published by MIT Press (September 4, 2009) is available in hardcover. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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