QUISQUEYA HENRÍQUEZ: EL CENTRO PUEDE ESTAR EN TODAS PARTES
A major retrospective exhibition titled "El centro puede estar en todas partes" (The Center Can Be Everywhere) for artist Quisqueya Henríquez has opened at the Centro de Arte Complutense in Madrid. Curated by René Morales with Isabella Lenzi and Alfonsina Martínez, the show presents the most comprehensive European review of Henríquez's multidisciplinary work, spanning photography, video, collage, and installation, and is organized thematically rather than chronologically.
The exhibition is significant as a posthumous reevaluation of Henríquez's legacy and a critical intervention in the interpretation of Caribbean art. It challenges dominant narratives of center and periphery, using works like "Helado de agua de mar Caribe" and "Brand New Shit" to deconstruct stereotypes and explore the region's complex global entanglements with tourism, trade, and media. The show proposes a political re-centering of cultural authority.