Tunga

Summary

Tunga is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Palmares^[2]. He was born on February 8, 1952^[3]. He died in Rio de Janeiro^[4]. He died on June 6, 2016^[5]. He worked as a sculptor^[6], conceptual artist^[7], and performance artist^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Born in Palmares^[2], Tunga…
• Tunga died in Rio de Janeiro^[4].
• Tunga was born on February 8, 1952^[3].
• Tunga was born on January 1, 1952^[10].
• Tunga died on June 6, 2016^[5].
• Tunga held citizenship in Brazil^[11].
• Tunga worked as a sculptor^[6].
• Tunga worked as a conceptual artist^[7].
• Tunga's professions included performance artist^[8].
• Tunga is recorded as male^[12].
• Tunga's instance of is recorded as human^[13].
• Tunga is associated with the abstract art movement^[14].
• Tunga's genre is abstract art^[15].
• Tunga's genre is conceptual art^[16].
• Tunga's Commons category is recorded as Tunga^[17].
• The cause of death was laryngeal cancer^[18].
• Tunga's manner of death is recorded as natural causes^[19].
• Tunga's participant in is recorded as documenta x^[20].
• Tunga's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Portuguese^[21].
• Tunga's start of work period is recorded as January 1, 1982^[22].
• Tunga's end of work period is recorded as January 1, 2016^[23].
• Tunga's copyright representative is recorded as reproduction right not represented by CISAC member^[24].
• Tunga's has works in the collection is recorded as Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía^[25].
• Tunga's has works in the collection is recorded as Museum of Modern Art^[26].
• Tunga's has works in the collection is recorded as Hessel Museum of Art^[27].

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Origins and Family

Tunga was born in Palmares^[2]. Recorded date of birth include February 8, 1952^[3] and January 1, 1952^[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include sculptor^[6], conceptual artist^[7], and performance artist^[8].

Death and Burial

Tunga died on June 6, 2016^[5]. He died in Rio de Janeiro^[4]. The cause of death was laryngeal cancer^[18].

Why It Matters

Tunga ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]

FAQs

Where was Tunga born?

Born in Palmares^[2], Tunga…

Where did Tunga die?

Tunga died in Rio de Janeiro^[4].

What did Tunga do for work?

Tunga worked as sculptor^[6], conceptual artist^[7], and performance artist^[8].