Representative work by Teresa Burga
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Artist

Teresa Burga

1935–2021 · Peruvian · Based in Lima, Peru

  • MFA, School of the Art Institute of Chicago (1970)
  • Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (1965)
  • Conceptual Art
  • Drawing
  • Cybernetic Art

Teresa Burga became one of Peru’s most important conceptual artists through works that use diagrams, measurements, bureaucratic systems and data to examine the body, identity and social structures. As a member of Grupo Arte Nuevo, she helped challenge traditional painting in Lima in the 1960s.

Conceptual art; drawing; installation

Gallery Representation

Major Works

  • 1972Autorretrato. Estructura. Informe. 9.6.72
  • 1980–81Perfil de la mujer peruana
  • 1970Obra que desaparece cuando el espectador trata de acercarse
  • 1970sEstructuras de aire
  • 1972Informe sobre el cuerpo
  • 1970sWork with Data
  • 1980sProyecto de investigación
  • 1970sUntitled Conceptual Drawings
  • 1970sInstallation with Measurements
  • 1980sWomen and Statistics projects

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Interviews & Writing

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