Tony Labat
Cuban-American multimedia artist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tony Labat (born 1951) is a Cuban-born American multimedia artist, installation artist, and professor. He has exhibited internationally, developing a body of work in performance,[1] video,[2] sculpture and installation.[3] Labat's work has dealt with investigations of the body,[4] popular culture,[5] identity,[6] urban relations,[7] politics,[8] and the media.[9]
Tony Labat | |
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Born | 1951 Havana, Cuba |
Education | San Francisco Art Institute |
Occupation(s) | Multimedia artist, installation artist, professor, academic administrator |
Early life and education
Labat was born in Havana, Cuba in 1951.[10][11][12] He emigrated from Cuba to Miami, Florida in 1965, when he was fifteen years old.[13][14] He received his BFA degree (1978) and his MFA degree (1980) from the San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI).[15]
Career
Since the early 1980s, Labat has been a participant in the California performance and video scene and has spend most of his career in San Francisco.[16] Labat taught in the New Genres department at SFAI from 1985 until its closure in 2022, he also served as the MFA director.[17]
His artwork is included in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art, New York;[18] Centre Pompidou, Paris;[19] and Oakland Museum of California.[20]
Exhibitions
In 2005, Labat had a survey exhibition of his work in conjunction with the publication of "Trust Me" at New Langton Arts.[16] Other exhibitions include:
- “I Want You,” San Francisco Museum of Art, San Francisco, California
- "Tony Labat and Ignacio Lang," at Harris/Lieberman Gallery, New York City, New York
- "I Like To Watch," The Canal Chapter, New York City, New York
- "Xtreme Sparring," El Museo del Barrio, New York City, New York
- Gallery Paule Anglim,[21] San Francisco, California
- "Time and Transition in Contemporary Cuban Art," Mestna Galerija, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- "Mata Crush," Havana Bienal, Havana, Cuba;[22]
- "Trading Places," Gallery Hit, Bratislava, Slovakia, Czech Republic
- "Mapping the Outside: (Fat Chance Bruce Nauman)," Seville Biennial, Seville, Spain
- "Mayami: Between Cut and Action," Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, France
- "Moving Target," Helsinki City Art Museum, Helsinki
- "Random Topography," NoD Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic
- "Performance Anxiety," UC Berkeley Art Museum, Berkeley, California
- "Tony Labat: Four Installations," Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), Los Angeles, California[23]
References
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