Jorge Tacla Sacaán

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Jorge Tacla Sacaán
Born1958 (age 65–66)
Santiago de Chile, Chile
NationalityChilean
Known forPainter, Installation art
Websitewww.jorgetacla.com

Jorge Tacla is a Chilean-born visual artist. He studied at the Escuela de Bellas Artes, Universidad de Chile in Santiago and moved to New York City in 1981.

Well known for his paintings and drawings, he also works with other medias such as photography, video, performance and installation. Tacla works between New York and Santiago, Chile.

In 2019 the Smithsonian's Archives of American Art incorporated Jorge Tacla's papers into their archive. This papers include some of his drawings, correspondence, photographs, notebooks, and clippings.[1]

Biography[edit]

Identidad Oculta 40, 2013, Oil and cold wax on canvas, 100 x 100 in 250 x 250 cm

Tacla was born in 1958 in Santiago, Chile. Tacla received music studies in piano and percussion during his childhood. Later, he studied painting with Rodolfo Opazo [es] and Gonzalo Díaz [es] at Universidad de Chile between 1976 and 1979.[2]

In 1981 he moved to New York. Besides his artistic production, Tacla is also the co-founder and artistic director of a production company,[3] was co-founder and adjunct artistic director of the Santiago International Film Festival (2006-2013)[4] and was director of the film department at CORPARTES (2005-2013).[5]

Exhibitions[edit]

Jorge Tacla's work has been exhibited at MoMa PS1,[6] NY; Seibu Artforum, Tokyo; Museum of Contemporary Hispanic Art, NY; National Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul; High Museum of Art,[7] Atlanta; Dublin Contemporary 2011, Dublin; 798 Biennale, Beijing; The Bronx Museum,[8] NY, Milwaukee Art Museum, MI, Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Santiago; Sharjah Biennale 10, Sharjah; 55 Venice Biennale, Venice; Museo de la Memoria y los Derechos Humanos, Santiago; Art Museum of the Americas, Washington DC.;[9] California Center for the Arts, CA; MALBA, Buenos Aires.

Selected Public Commissions[edit]

  • 2010 Museo de la Memoria, “Al Mismo Tiempo, en el Mismo Lugar,” Santiago, Chile[10]
  • 2004 Edificio el Regidor, “San Santiago,” Santiago, Chile[11]
  • 1990 Bronx Housing Court, “Memories of the Bronx,” Percent for Art Commission, Bronx, NY[12]
    55 Venice Biennale, Emergency Pavilion, 2013

Awards[edit]

General references[edit]

  • San Martin, Florencia (2021). The Jorge Tacla Archives. Santiago: Ediciones de Arrabal.
  • Yau, John; Pietropaolo, Francesca; Zamudio, Raúl; Vine, Richard; Cameron, Dan; Kuspit, Donald; Viveros-Fauné, Christian; San Martín, Florencia (2017). Jorge Tacla: Señal de Abandono. Santiago: Metales Pesados. ISBN 9569843012
  • Eltit, Diamela; Viveros-Fauné, Christian (2017). J orge Tacla: Todo lo sólido se desvanece. Santiago: CORPARTES. ISBN 956-9123-07-9
  • Tacla, Jorge (2014). Identidades ocultas = Hidden identities. Santiago: Museo de la Memoria y los Derechos Humanos. ISBN 978-956-9144-17-2. OCLC 925504764.
  • Tacla, Jorge (2008). Jorge Tacla : Pinturas/Paintings (in Spanish). Donald Burton Kuspit, Raúl. Zamudio. [Santiago, Chile]: Quebecor. ISBN 978-956-319-523-1. OCLC 904543106.
  • Przybilla, Carrie (1991). Art at the Edge: Jorge Tacla. High Museum of Art. ISBN 978-0-939802-71-5.
  • Rubey, Dan (1992). Jorge Tacla: Memory of Place. Exh. cat. New York: Lehman College Art Gallery.
  • Kuspit, Donald; Przybilla, Carrie; Ruzicka, Joseph (1997). Jorge Tacla: Drawings. Exh. cat. Milwaukee: Milwaukee Art Museum ISBN 0965863700

References[edit]

  1. ^ "A Finding Aid to the Jorge Tacla papers, 1966-2019, bulk 1980-2009". www.aaa.si.edu. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  2. ^ "Jorge Tacla - Artistas Visuales Chilenos, AVCh, MNBA". www.artistasvisualeschilenos.cl. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
  3. ^ "co-founders / co-artistic directors". TRAUMA 4 PRODUCTIONS. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  4. ^ "Catalogo SANFIC10 by SANFIC - Issuu". issuu.com. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
  5. ^ Martín, Florencia San (2016-01-06), "Antes, durante y después de las ruinas", Jorge Tacla: Señal de abandono, Metales pesados, pp. 127–160, doi:10.2307/j.ctvfrxqhw.15, retrieved 2021-12-29
  6. ^ "Jorge Tacla | MoMA". The Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  7. ^ "Project for Classical Problem". High Museum of Art. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  8. ^ Raynor, Vivien (1996-05-26). "ART;Tribute to Shows Linked to the Bronx". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  9. ^ "Hidden Identities: Paintings and Drawings by Jorge Tacla". www.museum.oas.org. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
  10. ^ Ramírez, Melissa Serrato (2015-12-08). "Al mismo tiempo, en el mismo lugar de Jorge Tacla: una obra que deja ver lo escondido". Amérique Latine Histoire et Mémoire. Les Cahiers ALHIM. Les Cahiers ALHIM (in Spanish) (30). doi:10.4000/alhim.5340. ISSN 1777-5175.
  11. ^ Martín, Florencia San (2016-01-06), "Antes, durante y después de las ruinas", Jorge Tacla: Señal de abandono, Metales pesados, pp. 127–160, doi:10.2307/j.ctvfrxqhw.15, retrieved 2021-12-29
  12. ^ Zimmer, William (1992-12-06). "ART; Memories of War and Oppression Color Two Shows in the Bronx". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
  13. ^ "The Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center Alumni Reception and Panel". Constant Contact. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
  14. ^ "Galería Sabrina Amrani - Artists | Jorge Tacla". www.sabrinaamrani.com. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
  15. ^ "SELECTED EXHIBITIONS - jorgetacla". jorgetacla.com. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
  16. ^ "Jorge Tacla - Overview". Cristin Tierney. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
  17. ^ "John Simon Guggenheim Foundation | Jorge Tacla". Retrieved 2021-12-29.
  18. ^ "Jorge Tacla Biography – Jorge Tacla on artnet". www.artnet.com. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
  19. ^ "Jorge Tacla - Artistas Visuales Chilenos, AVCh, MNBA". www.artistasvisualeschilenos.cl. Retrieved 2021-12-29.

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