Claudia Aravena

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Claudia Aravena
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Born
Claudia Aravena Abughosh

(1968-10-21) 21 October 1968 (age 56)
Santiago, Chile
Alma mater University ARCIS
Occupation(s)Visual artist, curator, professor
Notable workLugar común
Awards
  • Best National Short Film Award for Largadistancia at the Valdivia International Film Festival (1995)
  • First Prize for First Steps at the Locarno VideoArt Festival, Switzerland (1998)
Website www.claudiaaravenaabughosh.cl

Claudia Aravena Abughosh (born 21 October 1968) is a Chilean visual artist, curator, short filmmaker, and professor who has worked mainly in the field of contemporary art. [1]

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Life and work

Claudia Aravena studied graphic design at University ARCIS, which she later complemented with a degree in audiovisual communication and a master's in cultural studies. [1] Some of her works are framed within urban art and media art through installations, photography, and audiovisual presentations, where the city takes a fundamental role as a central thematic axis, in addition to autobiographical and cultural identity fusion. [2] [3] [4] [5]

Exhibitions and distinctions

Aravena has participated in several solo and group exhibitions during her career, among them the 2009 Havana Biennial, [6] 6th and 7th Video and New Media Santiago Biennial (2007), [3] and the 1st Chilean Triennial (2009) at the Santiago Museum of Contemporary Art, in addition to the shows Handle with Care (2007) at the same institution, [7] La operación verdad, o la verdad de la operación, collective exhibition at the Museo de la Solidaridad Salvador Allende (2010), [8] Circa Berlin at the Nikolaj Contemporary Art Center in Copenhagen (2005), From the Other Site/Side at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Seoul (2006), Video-Forum, NBK at the Museo Rufino Tamayo in Mexico City (2006), among other exhibitions in Chile, Latin America, Europe, and Asia. [1] [9] [10] [11]

In addition, she has participated in several international film festivals, including the International Documentary Film Fest in Paris, the Palermo International Video Art Festival in Italy, the International Documentary Film Festival of Leipzig in Germany, and the 9th International Documentary Film Festival in Lisbon. [1]

In 2002 she received a nomination for the Altazor Award for National Arts in the Installation and Video Art category for Lugar común, in co-authorship with Guillermo Cifuentes. [12]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Claudia Aravena" (in Spanish). Chilean National Museum of Fine Arts . Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "Reconocimiento de Lugar" (in Spanish). Portal de Arte. 2002. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  3. 1 2 García González, Macarena (23 November 2003). "Lo último del media art en Santiago" [The Latest in Media Art in Santiago]. El Mercurio (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  4. ↑ "Claudia Aravena en Out of Place. Greetings from Palestina" (in Spanish). Portal de Arte. 2009. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  5. ↑ "Claudia Aravena en Galería Gabriela Mistral / Proyecto Palestina" (in Spanish). Portal de Arte. 2006. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  6. ↑ Contardo, Óscar (8 February 2009). "Los artistas chilenos que sí viajan a La Habana" [Chilean Artists Who Travel to Havana]. El Mercurio (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  7. ↑ Ruiz-Tagle, Josefa (6 March 2007). "El arte según las mujeres" [Art According to the Women]. El Mercurio (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  8. ↑ Villasmil, Alejandra (19 October 2011). "Operación verdad o la verdad de la operación". Artishock (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 1 May 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  9. ↑ Cárdenas, Elisa (4 February 2008). "Arte chileno en Italia" [Chilean Art in Italy]. El Mercurio (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  10. ↑ García González, Macarena (29 August 2010). "Dislocación: un ambicioso proyecto de arte contemporáneo" [Dislocación: An Ambitious Contemporary Art Project]. El Mercurio (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  11. ↑ "Claudia Aravena Abughosh" (in Italian). Fondazione Merz. Archived from the original on 24 February 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  12. ↑ "Claudia Aravena y Guillermo Cifuentes" (in Spanish). Altazor Award. Archived from the original on 31 August 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
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