Tania Bruguera

Cuban installation and performance artist (born 1968)
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Tania Bruguera

Summary

Tania Bruguera is a human[1]. She was born in Havana[2]. She was born on July 18, 1968[3]. She worked as an artist[4], painter[5], theatrical director[6], performance artist[7], and installation artist[8]. She ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (118 views/month, #7,235 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Tania Bruguera was born in Havana[2].
  • Tania Bruguera was born on July 18, 1968[3].
  • Tania Bruguera held citizenship in Cuba[10].
  • Tania Bruguera's professions included artist[4].
  • Tania Bruguera's professions included painter[5].
  • Tania Bruguera's professions included theatrical director[6].
  • Tania Bruguera worked as a performance artist[7].
  • Tania Bruguera worked as an installation artist[8].
  • Tania Bruguera's field of work was performance art[11].
  • Among Tania Bruguera's employers was Beaux-Arts de Paris[12].
  • Tania Bruguera's education included a stint at School of the Art Institute of Chicago[13].
  • Tania Bruguera was educated at Academia Nacional de Bellas Artes San Alejandro[14].
  • Tania Bruguera received the Guggenheim Fellowship[15].
  • Tania Bruguera received the Prince Claus Award[16].
  • Tania Bruguera received the Anonymous Was A Woman Award[17].
  • Tania Bruguera received the Velázquez Award for Plastic Arts[18].
  • Tania Bruguera received the Arnold-Bode-Preis[19].
  • Tania Bruguera is recorded as female[20].
  • Tania Bruguera's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Tania Bruguera's family name is recorded as Bruguera[22].
  • Tania Bruguera's given name is recorded as Tania[23].
  • Tania Bruguera's official website is recorded as http://www.taniabruguera.com[24].
  • Tania Bruguera's described by source is recorded as Allgemeines Künstlerlexikon[25].
  • Tania Bruguera's participant in is recorded as Documenta 11[26].
  • Tania Bruguera's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Tania Bruguera Fernández'}[27].

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Origins and Family

Tania Bruguera's place of birth was Havana[2]. She was born on July 18, 1968[3].

Education

Educated at School of the Art Institute of Chicago[13], an art academy[28], in United States[29], founded in 1866[30], headquartered in Chicago[31] and Academia Nacional de Bellas Artes San Alejandro[14], an academy[32], in Cuba[33], founded in 1818[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include artist[4], painter[5], theatrical director[6], performance artist[7], and installation artist[8]. Tania Bruguera's field of work was performance art[11]. She was employed by Beaux-Arts de Paris[12].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship[15], a fellowship grant[35], in United States[36], founded in 1925[37]; Prince Claus Award[16], an award[38], in Netherlands[39], founded in 1996[40]; Anonymous Was A Woman Award[17], an art prize[41], founded in 1996[42]; Velázquez Award for Plastic Arts[18], an award[43], in Spain[44]; and Arnold-Bode-Preis[19], an award[45], in Germany[46].

Why It Matters

Tania Bruguera ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (118 views/month, #7,235 of 1,000,298).[9] She has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] She is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]

FAQs

Where was Tania Bruguera born?

Tania Bruguera's place of birth was Havana[2].

What did Tania Bruguera do for work?

Tania Bruguera worked as artist[4], painter[5], theatrical director[6], performance artist[7], and installation artist[8].

Where did Tania Bruguera go to school?

Tania Bruguera was educated at School of the Art Institute of Chicago[13] and Academia Nacional de Bellas Artes San Alejandro[14].

What awards did Tania Bruguera receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[15], Prince Claus Award[16], Anonymous Was A Woman Award[17], and Velázquez Award for Plastic Arts[18].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [20] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . Museum of Modern Art online collection. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [21] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . Guggenheim Fellows database. wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . anonymouswasawoman.org. anonymouswasawoman.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . kassel.de. kassel.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . documenta.de. Retrieved . documenta.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [47] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [48] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Participant in Documenta 11
    Given name Tania
    Field of work performance art
    On focus list of wikimedia project Art+Feminism
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