Description: (Performance artist)
Tania Bruguera is a prominent Cuban artist and activist known for her focus on installation and performance art. Based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, she holds a position as head of media and performance at Harvard University. Bruguera has showcased her work in various international exhibitions and her pieces are part of the permanent collections of esteemed institutions such as the Museum of Modern Art, Bronx Museum of the Arts, and the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes de La Habana. Her art delves into themes of power and control, often reinterpreting events from Cuban history, resulting in her activism leading to multiple arrests and detentions.