Claudia Bernardi

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Claudia Bernardi
Born1955
NationalityArgentine
EducationUniversity of Buenos Aires

Claudia Bernardi (born 1955) [1] is an Argentine artist who works in the fields of art, human rights and social justice, [2] combining installation, sculpture, painting and printmaking. She has worked with communities that have suffered state terror, violence, forced exiles and who are victims of human rights violations. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

Contents

Two major artworks are: Tree of Life [8] and Walls of Hope [9]

Bernardi was born in Buenos Aires. [10] She is Professor of Community Arts, Diversity Studies, Critical Studies at the California College of the Arts. [10]

Collections

Bernardi's work is held in the following permanent collections:

Publications

Playwright Catherine Filloux wrote a one-woman play, How to Eat an Orange, about Bernardi, set to premiere at La Mama in New York City in 2024. [16]

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References

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  15. Bernardi, Claudia (2 June 2011). Transforming Terror: Remembering the Soul of the World. University of California Press. pp. 195–202. doi:10.1525/9780520949454/html. ISBN   978-0-520-94945-4.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
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