María Teresa Hincapié
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María Teresa Hincapié was a well known Colombia
n performance artist.
She was born in 1956 in Armenia the capital of the department of Quindio
. Her initial studies were in acting and she developed her work towards the camp of performance art
, where she stood out as being at the vanguard of this artistic field in Colombia.
Hincapié studied in France
, Indonesia
, India
and Japan
. She was a member of the theatrical group 'Acto Latino' (Latin Act). She obtained first prize at the XXXIII Salon of Colombian Artists
in 1990 with her work Una cosa es una cosa.
She died from breast cancer
on 18 January 2008.
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
n performance artist.
She was born in 1956 in Armenia the capital of the department of Quindio
Quindío Department
Quindío is a department of Colombia. It is in the western central region of the country, crossed by the Andes mountains. Its capital is Armenia. It is famous for the quality of the coffee plantations, colorful architecture, benign weather, variety of hotel accommodations and touristic landmarks...
. Her initial studies were in acting and she developed her work towards the camp of performance art
Performance art
In art, performance art is a performance presented to an audience, traditionally interdisciplinary. Performance may be either scripted or unscripted, random or carefully orchestrated; spontaneous or otherwise carefully planned with or without audience participation. The performance can be live or...
, where she stood out as being at the vanguard of this artistic field in Colombia.
Hincapié studied in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
and Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. She was a member of the theatrical group 'Acto Latino' (Latin Act). She obtained first prize at the XXXIII Salon of Colombian Artists
Salon of Colombian Artists
The Salon of Colombian Artists is a cultural event in Colombia, considered the event with most trajectory. This event is celebrated every year between August 5 and September 12 with two main categories a national event and a set of regional contests....
in 1990 with her work Una cosa es una cosa.
She died from breast cancer
Breast cancer
Breast cancer is cancer originating from breast tissue, most commonly from the inner lining of milk ducts or the lobules that supply the ducts with milk. Cancers originating from ducts are known as ductal carcinomas; those originating from lobules are known as lobular carcinomas...
on 18 January 2008.
Exhibitions
- 2001 I Bienal de Valencia - The Body of Art; Bienal de Valencia, Valencia Da Adversidade Vivemos - Artistes d'Amérique latine - Carte blanche à Carlos Bas; Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de ParisMusée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de ParisMusée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris is the City of Paris Museum of Modern Art dedicated to the arts of the 20th/21st centuries. It is located at 11 Avenue du Président Wilson in the 16th arrondissement of Paris.-Description:...
- MAM/ARC, Paris - 2005 51st International Art Exhibition - Always a little further; La Biennale di Venezia, Venecia
- 2006 27° Bienal São Paulo; Fundação Bienal de São Paulo, São Paulo
- 2010 Frost Art MuseumFrost Art MuseumThe Patricia and Phillip Frost Art Museum or simply known as the Frost Art Museum is a Florida International University museum located on-campus in Modesto A. Maidique in Miami, Florida....
, FIU, Miami Florida; Installation and exhibit