arte 7 was a monthly magazine published by the Cinema Commission of the University Extension of the University of Havana, dedicated to the dissemination of cinematographic materials within the university environment. The magazine's editorial board included Alberto Mora, José Doce Fleitas, Mario Naito López, Orlando Rojas Félix, Teresita Huerta, Alejandro Armengol Ríos, Eugenio Espinosa Martínez, and Bernardo Callejas Ríos. Issue No. 11 features a striking cover design by artistic director Luis G. Fresquet (known as "Chamaco") that demonstrates sophisticated understanding of op-art and geometric modernist principles. The cover employs an isometric cube construction filled with repeated high-contrast portrait photographs, creating a tessellating pattern that suggests both multiplication and surveillance. The portraits appear to reference historical political figures, arranged in a visual puzzle that invites contemplation of identity, repetition, and political consciousness.
A quotation from Che Guevara dominates the upper portion of the cover in red italics: "Ser apolítico es estar de espaldas a todos los movimientos del mundo. Un hombre en la sociedad moderna es político por naturaleza" (To be apolitical is to turn one's back on all the movements of the world. A man in modern society is political by nature). This explicitly positions the magazine within revolutionary political discourse, asserting that cinema and visual culture are inherently political practices. The interior features articles on film theory, directors, and criticism, including pieces on Costa-Gavras's "Z," Antonio Gramsci's theories on intellectual formation, Polish cinema, and Chaplin, reflecting the magazine's commitment to international cinema culture viewed through a revolutionary Cuban lens.