María Teresa Hincapié

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María Teresa Hincapié (* 1956 in Armenia (Quindío) , Colombia ; † 18th January 2008 in Bogota , Colombia) was a Colombian Performance - artist who turned her life into a continuous performance.

Life

Hincapié first studied acting and developed her work in the direction of performance art, where she was a pioneer in this artistic field in Colombia. She traveled to France, Indonesia, India and Japan to study experimental theater and the traditional dances of India. She was a member of the Acto Latino theater group and worked with Colombian and Mexican directors, choreographers and screenwriters Alvaro Restrepo and Juan Monsalve .

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 Paris - MAM / ARC, Paris
  • 2005: 51st International Art Exhibition - Always a little further; La Biennale di Venezia , Venice
  • 2006: 27th Bienal de São Paulo ; Fundação Bienal de São Paulo, São Paulo
  • 2010: Frost Art Museum, Miami , Florida; Installation and exhibition

Awards

  • 1990: First prize in the Salón Nacional de Artistas de Colombia with an eight hour performance
  • 1996: First Prize XXXIV Salón Nacional de Artistas de Colombia, Bogotá;
  • 2002: Grant from the Ministry of Culture of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta.

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personal data
SURNAME Hincapié, María Teresa
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Colombian performance artist
DATE OF BIRTH 1956
PLACE OF BIRTH Armenia (Quindío) , Colombia
DATE OF DEATH January 18, 2008
Place of death Bogotá , Colombia