63:(born 1951) is a Cuban-born American multimedia artist, installation artist, and professor. He has exhibited internationally, developing a body of work in performance, video, sculpture and installation. Labat's work has dealt with investigations of the body, popular culture, identity, urban relations, politics, and the media.
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Labat was born in Havana, Cuba in 1951. He emigrated from Cuba to Miami, Florida in 1965, when he was fifteen years old. He received his BFA degree (1978) and his MFA degree (1980) from the
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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. Labat taught in the
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In 2005, Labat had a survey exhibition of his work in conjunction with the publication of "Trust Me" at
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department at SFAI from 1985 until its closure in 2022, he also served as the MFA director.
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144:"Time and Transition in Contemporary Cuban Art," Mestna Galerija, Ljubljana, Slovenia
125:"Tony Labat and Ignacio Lang," at Harris/Lieberman Gallery, New York City, New York
153:"Mapping the Outside: (Fat Chance Bruce Nauman)," Seville Biennial, Seville, Spain
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Anreus, Alejandro; Greeley, Robin Adèle; Sullivan, Megan A. (2021-10-26).
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Multimedia artist, installation artist, professor, academic administrator
683:"BOMB Magazine — Vale La Pena: The 11th Havana Biennial by Liz Munsell"
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A Companion to Modern and
Contemporary Latin American and Latina/o Art
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150:"Trading Places," Gallery Hit, Bratislava, Slovakia, Czech Republic
428:"Carnal pleasures: Desire, public space and contemporary art"
128:"I Like To Watch," The Canal Chapter, New York City, New York
500:. Art Museum Fort Lauderdale. Art Museum Fort Lauderdale.
170:"Random Topography," NoD Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic
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328:"Tony Labat. Lost in the Translation. 1984"
147:"Mata Crush," Havana Bienal, Havana, Cuba;
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354:The Unmaking of Home in Contemporary Art
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443:Artists' Video: An International Guide
280:"Conceptual artists who pack a wallop"
257:. John Wiley & Sons. p. 432.
659:"Tony Labat | Anglim Gilbert Gallery"
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180:"Tony Labat: Four Installations,"
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473:. Newport Harbor Art Museum.
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278:Baker, Kenneth (2005-10-08).
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379:"Tony Labat: I WANT YOU"
165:Helsinki City Art Museum
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173:"Performance Anxiety,"
158:Centre Georges Pompidou
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203:"Tony Labat: Left Jab"
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