Tania Bruguera
- January 9, 2024
- Artist
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Tania Bruguera Biography
| Name | Tania Bruguera |
| Birthday | Jul 18 |
| Birth Year | 1968 |
| Place Of Birth | Havana |
| Birth Country | Cuba |
| Birth Sign | Cancer |
| Parents | Miguel Brugueras, Argelia Fernández |
Tania Bruguera is one of the most popular and richest Artist who was born on July 18, 1968 in Havana, Cuba. Tania Bruguera (born 1968) is a Cuban installation and performer from Cuba. She is a resident and performer from New York and Havana, and has taken part in numerous international art exhibitions. Her work is included in the collections of several institutions, such as The Museum of Modern Art and Bronx Museum of the Arts and the Museo Nacional Bellas Artes of La Habana.
Bruguera has been a part of many international art exhibitions, such as Documenta 11 (2002), the Bienal Iberoamericana in Lima, Peru (2002) and the Istanbul Biennial (2003), the Shanghai Biennale (2004), and the Gwangju Biennale in Gwangju, Korea (2008). Her work is part of the collections of a variety of institutions across the globe which include those of the Museum of Modern Art and the Bronx Museum of the Arts in New York and the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes of La Habana.
Bruguera studied at the Instituto Superior de Arte in Havana and then earned an M.F.A. in performance from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She is the founder and director of Catédra Arte de Conducta (behavior art school), the first performance studies program in Latin America, which is hosted by Instituto Superior de Arte in Havana. From 2003 through 2010, she was an assistant professor at the Department of Visual Arts of the University of Chicago, United States and is an invited professor at the Università Iuav di Venezia in Venice, Italy.
A March 2009 performance by Tania Bruguera at an arts centre in Havana has been involved in controversy. During the performance Bruguera put up a microphone and told people in attendance they could say whatever they wanted for one minute. Various of the attendees use the opportunity to ask for “freedom” and “democracy”. One of these was the awarded blogger Yoani Sánchez. The Cuban government denounced this in a statement saying that it considered “this to be an anti-cultural event of shameful opportunism that offends Cuban artists and foreigners who came to offer their work and solidarity.”
In 1998 and 1999, Tania developed a performance art work titled “Desierro,” which translates to ‘displacement’ in English. The work is reminiscent of the figure of power ‘NikisNkonde which is meant to bring attention to the hollow promises that the Cuban government gave to its citizens during the time of the revolution. Through this work of art, Tania demands the Cuban citizens to stand up for their rights and demand authorities of the Cuban government to actually keep their word.
Tania Bruguera Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Artist |
| House | Living in own house. |
Tania Bruguera is one of the richest Artist from Cuba. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Tania Bruguera 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
As her father was a minister and diplomat of the Fidel Castro administration, Tania moved three times during her childhood. His career led her family in Paris (1973-1974), Lebanon (1974-1977) as well as Panama (1977-1979). In 1979, just two years after her previous move, Bruguera made the decision to go back to Cuba.
Tania Bruguera’s work of 1997″The Burden of Guilt” (El peso of the culpa) is the creator’s interpretation of the story of indigenous people who in Cuba pledged to eat dirt , and only to remain the slaves from the Spanish conquistadors. She interpreted their practice of eating dirt in the form of “a weapon of resistance.” In her act, Bruguera sat naked, holding the carcass of a lamb hanging over her neck. This created an emotional or symbolic load. For the duration of 45 minutes, she ate soil, salt and water, symbolizing tears. According to Edward Rubin described it, “the harrowing piece was first performed in Havana, where the audience was duly reminded that freedom, liberty, and self-determination are not abstract ideals, but achievements that deeply inscribe their meaning on our physical being.”
In 2002 Tania Bruguera founded the Cátedra Arte de Conducta (Behavior Art School) in Havana to provide a space for the training of alternative art studies in contemporary Cuban society. The focus of the Cátedra was to educate Cubans on diverse styles of art, and to show how art could be used as a tool for the transformation of ideology.
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In December 2015, Bruguera announced that she may still return to Cuba. She said that during the time of her detention she only agreed to leave under two conditions: that dissidents who were arrested after attending her aborted performance in Revolution Square be released; and that the Cuban government give her a signed and stamped letter guaranteeing that she could return to Cuba.
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Tania Ranked on the list of most popular Artist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Cuba. Tania Bruguera celebrates birthday on July 18 of every year.
On March 3, 2016 she launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds for INSTAR (Institute of Artivism Hannah Arendt). The Institute focuses on creating bridges of trust, peaceful and considered responses in times of hardship, and to create a place where people with different political views can come together to build a better country.
Why is Tania Bruguera important?
Bruguera performed her tribute to Mendieta in Havana , during a period where a heightened number of Cubans were immigrating to the United States. The act symbolically reclaimed Mendieta, who experienced a traumatic migration to the U.
Where was Tania Bruguera born?
Havana, Cuba
Who was the breakthrough Cuban artist?
Tania Bruguera
Born| Tania Brugueras 1968 (age 53–54) Havana, Cuba
Alma mater| Instituto Superior de Arte School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Known for| Artist and activist
Notable work| Displacement (1989-99), Untitled (Havana, 2000), Tatlin’s
Whisper #5 (2008)
What is activism in art?
Activist art is a term used to describe art that is grounded in the act of ‘doing’ and addresses political or social issues.
Where does Tania Bruguera live and work?
She lives and works between New York City and Havana , and has participated in numerous international exhibitions. Her work is in the permanent collections of many institutions, including the Museum of Modern Art and Bronx Museum of the Arts and the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes de La Habana.