The 24th edition of the International Biennial of Graphic Humor began this Sunday under the slogan ‘Less fake and more news’ in the town of San Antonio de los Baños (west), with the creation of an allegorical mural, the inaugural parade and the opening of a collective exhibition.

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This year, the Biennial, rather than an artistic event, will be a popular festival, social critique and identity celebration, with a special focus on contemporary conflicts. This year’s edition will pay tribute to Manuel Hernández Valdés, recent winner of the National Fine Arts Prize, culminating with his award at the National Museum of Fine Arts in Havana.

The Biennial will extend this Monday from its epicenter in Artemisa province to a gallery in Havana to exhibit the international exhibition Promoting Peace in Gaza, which will bring together 60 works by 58 authors, from more than 30 countries, according to the organizers of the event.

The agenda of the traditional event until next Wednesday includes other exhibitions, as well as workshops, book presentations, parades, tributes, and an international salon competition in which 233 works compete in the categories of general humor, political satire, humorous comic strip, personal caricature and humorous photography.

The most represented countries in the competition are Iran -with 62 artists- and Cuba (27), followed by China, Turkey and Brazil.

The event will close in the so-called Villa del Humor Gráfico with the delivery of the Grand Prix Eduardo Abela, the three awards for each category, as well as the collateral prizes, and those of the children’s contest ‘Riamos siempre’.

This edition of the Biennial is dedicated in 2025 to the Cuban artist Manuel Hernández, winner of the 2024 National Plastic Arts Prize, who has interpreted in his work the imaginary of the Cuban peasantry from his paintings, ceramics and caricatures.

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