Alejo Cañer
Cuban multidisciplinary artist. He studied at the Academy of Performing Arts in Santa Clara. He has worked as a designer for the Italian Culture Week in Cuba and has collaborated with the country’s leading theater groups, El Ciervo Encantado and Teatro El Público. His interests include editorial design, and he has worked with prestigious publishers such as Bloomsbury. He is currently the creative director of the renowned fashion brand “Clandestina” and a designer at the Ludwig Foundation of Cuba. In 2024, he was awarded the contemporary art prize “Post-it” for his installation Fiestas Populares.
artist statement
My work explores various themes, including queer identity, sexual advertising, propaganda, urban eroticism, drama as a social component of Cuban identity, and pop culture. I use design as a tool to manipulate and fictionalize Cuba’s history, exploring the visual through various digital and physical media such as video art, interactive video games, and installations. I perceive my style as existing at the intersection of Pop Art and graphic humor. I am interested in recreating a personal and self-referential universe that reflects my experiences and emotions.
