Tania Bruguera

(Havana, Cuba, 1968)

Political artist whose tool is performance, the poetics of the body serves as an artifact of action and insubordination. He trained at the 20 de Octubre Elementary School of Plastic Arts and the Higher Institute of Art of Havana and at the Art Institute of Chicago. He created the Hannah Arendt Institute of Artivism (INSTAR) in Havana, which carries out artistic actions and events. theorists related to sociopolitical contextual dynamics. A firm defender of the intervention of art in society and its transformative power, her works focus on issues related to power and control. His defense of freedom of expression through his performances or his protests has led him on different occasions to direct confrontations with the established power. She is a full professor – in the department of theatre, performance and new media – at Harvard University. He has participated in international artistic events such as documenta in Kassel, and the Venice, São Paulo, Shanghai and Havana biennials, among others, as well as in museums, galleries and art centers such as Tate Modern (London), Santa Monica Museum of Art ; Boijmans Van Beuningen Museum (Netherlands), Wifredo Lam Contemporary Art Center (Havana) and New Museum (New York). She has been recognized with international awards such as the Guggenheim Scholarship (USA), the Prince Claus Prize (Netherlands) and the Meadows Prize (USA) and the 2021 Velázquez Prize for Plastic Arts.