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TUNGA BIOGRAPHY
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1952
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Born in Palmares, Brazil
Lives in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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EDUCATION
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1969-74
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Faculdade de Arquitectura e Urbanismo Santa Ursula,
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
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2007
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Luhring Augustine Gallery, New York, February 2007
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston : Performance, The Museum of Fine Arts,
Houston, Presentation of the collection of Diane and Bruce Hallé. March 9, 2007
Laminated Souls, PS1 Museum, New York, May 2007
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2006
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Modern Art Museum, Phoenix, Arizona
Quimera and Medula, The Elective Affinities, video presentation, Casa de Cultura
Laura Alvim, Rio de Janeiro, May 16, 2006
Laminadas Almas, Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Centro Tom Jobim, Brazil
May 13 – June 3
Em Uma Noite Escura, Manoel Macedo Gallery, Minas Gerais, Brazil, April 27 –
May 27
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2005
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Tunga, the films, the videos, Instituto Cervantes, Paris, France
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2004
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The Elective Affinities, Christopher Grimes Gallery, Santa Monica,
California
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2003
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O Sal de Terra, Museu Vale do Rio Doche, Vila Velha, Espitito
Santos, Brazil
Grande Orlandia, Sao Cristovao, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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2002
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Luhring Augustine Gallery, New York, NY
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2001
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Christopher Grimes Gallery, Santa Monica, California
C APC , Museum of Contemporary Art, Bordeaux, France
Guggenheim Museum, Venice, Italy
MARCO, Monterrey, Mexico
Galerie Daniel Templon, Paris, France
ãTungaä, Galerie Nationale du Jeu de Paume, Paris, France
ãResgateä, Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil, Sao Paulo
ãAssaltoä, Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil, Brasilia
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2000
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F.A.I.C., Paris, France
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1999
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Biennial do Mercosol, Porto Alegre
Christopher Grimes Gallery, Santa Monica, California
Galeria Luisa Strina , Sao Paulo, Brazil
Galeria Andre Millan, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Centro Recoleta, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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1998
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Phoenix Art Museum, Pho enix, Arizona
Luhring Augustine Gallery, New York, New York
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1997
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Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College, Annandale-on- Hudson, New York
Museum of Contemporary Art, Miami, Florida
Galeria Cohn Edelstein, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Morumbi Fashion, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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1996
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Galeria de Arte Luisa Strina, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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1995
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The Contemporary, New York, New York
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1994
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Galeria de Arte Luisa Strina, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Galeria Andre Millan, Sao Paulo, Brazil
The Contemporary (Simon Watson), New York, New York
Galeria Paulo Fernades, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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1992
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Galeria Saramenha, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Galeria Le and Marilia Razuk, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Galeria Andre Millan, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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1991
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GB Arte, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Galeria Andre Millan, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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1990
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The Third Eye Center, Glasgow, Scotland
Pulitzer Art Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
The Power Plant, Toronto, Canada
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1989
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Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, Illinois
Whitechapel Gallery, London, England
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1986
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Museu de Arte UFMT, Cuiaba
Galeria Saramenha, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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1985
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Gabinete de Arte Raquel Arnaud, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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1984
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Galeria de Arte UFF, Niteros, Brazil
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1982
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Centro Cultural Candido Mendes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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1981
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Gabinete de Arte Raquel Arnaud, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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1980
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Palazzo Reale, Milan, Italy
Espaco ABC (Arte Brasileira Contemporanea), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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1979
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Centro Cultural Candido Mendes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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1976
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Galeria de Arte Luisa Strina, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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1975
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Museu de Arte Moderna, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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1974
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Museu de Arte Moderna, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
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2006
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Luzboa, installations on square Sao Antonia and in Sala do Risco, Lisboa, Portugal, September 15 - 24
The Art of Chess, Tatintsian Gallery, Moscow, Russia
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2004
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MAM: 1995-2004, Museu de Arte Moderna (MAM), Sao Paulo, Brazil
Inauguration, Contemporary Art Center Inhotim (CACI),
Inhotim, Minas Gerais, Brazil
The L.A. Years, Part 1, 25th Anniversary Exhibition, Christopher Grimes Gallery,
Santa Monica, CA
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2003
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Arte Foto, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Galerie Daniel Templon, Paris, France
Drawings of the 70's, MAM, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Compressores e Condensadores, Sao Paulo Brazil
A Subversao dos Meios, Sao Paulo Brazil
Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Sweden
Joia Brasil, MAM, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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2002
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Body and Soul, Solomon Guggenheim Museum, New York
CCBB Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Violenca e Paixao, MAM (Museum of Modern Art), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
New Acquisition of the MAM, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Centre de la Vieille Charite, Marseille, France
Centro Cultural Blanco do Brasil, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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2001
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Galerie Nationale du Jeu de Paume, Paris, France
Valencia Biennal, Valencia, Spain
Istanbul Biennal, Istanbul, Turkey
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2000
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Versiones del sur, Museu Nacional Reina Sofia, Madrid, Spain
Biennale of Kwangju, Kwangju, Korea
Parque Ibirapuera, Sao Paulo, Brazil
The Quiet in The Land (performance and installation with the children of the Axe Project), MAM, Bahia, Salvador, Brazil
Lyon Biennial, Lyon, France
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1999
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Christopher Grimes Gallery, Santa Monica, California
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1998
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XXIV Bienal de Sao Paulo, Brazil
Amnesia, curated by Christopher Grimes, Track 16 and Christopher Grimes Gallery, Santa Monica, California; travelling to The Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, Biblioteca Luis Angel Arango, Bogota, Colombia and The Contemporary Art Museum, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida Museu das Bellas Artes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Luhring Augustine Gallery, New York, New York
Museu das Bellas Artes (performance), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Fondation Cartier pour l'Art Contemporain, Paris, France
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1997
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Documenta X, Kassel, Germany
Banco Itau e Ministerio da Cultura, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Museu de Arte Moderna , Sao Paulo, Brazil
Fundacao Finep, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Luhring Augustine Gallery, New York, New York
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1996
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Museu de Arte Moderna do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Avant-Garde Walk in Soho 1996, New York, New York
Funarte, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Jardim Botanico, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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1995
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Museo de Arte de Caracas, Caracas, Venezuela
Avant-Garde Walk in Venice 1995, Venice, Italy
Espaco OX, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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1994
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XXII Bienal de Sao Paulo, Brazil
X Bienal de la Habana, Havana, Cuba
Witte de With Center for Contemporary Art, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Museu do Acude, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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1993
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Museu de Arte de Brasilia, Brazil
Museu Nacional de Belas Artes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Museum of Modern Art, New York, New York
Second Tyne International Exhibition of Contemporary Art, Newcastle, England
Ludwig Museum, Koln, Germany
Fisher Gallery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
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1992
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Museu Nacional de Belas Artes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Museu de Arte Moderna do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Galerie Nationale du Jeu de Paume, Paris, France
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1991
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Kulturhusset, Stockholm, Sweden
Galeria Saramenha, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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1990
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Fundacao Calouste, Lisbon, Portugal
Museu de Arte de Brasilia, Brazil
Cornerhouse, Transcontinental, Manchester, England
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1989
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Stedlijk Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Kanaal Art Foundation, Kortrijk, Belgium
Galeria ARCO, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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1987
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Musee d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Paris, France
Bienal de Sao Paulo, Imaginrios Singulares, Sao Paulo, Brazil
19a Biennale Internacional de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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1986
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Trienal Latinoamericana de Arte sobre papel, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Museu de Arte do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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1985
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Museo Ambiental de Caracas, Escultura 85 , Caracas, Venezuela
Museu de Arte Moderna do Rio de Janeiro, Transvanguarda e Cultura , Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Hara Museum of Contemporary Art, Contemporary Art of Brazil, Tokyo, Japan
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AWARDS
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2005
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Selected for the Artes Mundi prize, Wales, England
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2000
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Hugo Boss Award (nominee), Guggenheim Museum, New York New York
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1998
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Johnny Walker Prize, Museu Nacional de Belas Artes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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1997
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Acquisition Prize, Museum of Contemporary Art, Niteroi, Brazil
Acquisition Prize, Museum of Modern Art, Bahia, Brazil
Acquisition Prize, Museum of Modern Art, Recife, Brazil
Embratel Prize, Museum of Modern Art Sao Paulo, Brazil
30 years Prize, Museum of Modern Art Sao Paulo, Brazil
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1986
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Trienal Latinoamericana de Arte sobre papel Prize, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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1985
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Museo de Arte Moderno de Caracas, Venezuela
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SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
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2005
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ArtNexus, “Events: Tunga, The Louvre Museum”, No. 59, Vol 4, 2005. pp 46.
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2004
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Chattopadhyay, Collette. ArtNexus, No 54, Vol 3, 2004. pp 168-9.
Frank, Peter. “Pick of the Week”, LA Weekly, June 25 – July 1, 2004, Vol 26, No
31. pp132
Myers, Holly. “Sense of mysticism and sense of balance”, Los Angeles Times,
Friday June 18, 2004, Calendar section pp E26
Miles, Christopher. Preview, Flaunt Magazine, May Isse, #54. Exhibitionism,
pp194.
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2001
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Ashton, Dore."Brazil: Body and Soul, Exhibitions & Books, Modern Paintings",
Winter 2001, pp: 96-97.
Lane, Simon. "Tunga, The Magician never gives away his secrets", BOMB, No. 78: pp. 42-48.
Piccoli, Valeria. "Tunga: Centro Cultura Banco do Brasil", Art Nexus, No. 41,
volume 3: pp. 106-107.
Chattopadhyay, Collette. "2001 Absolut LA International Biennial", Art Nexus, 2001: 64-67.
Abela, Hosana. "Presencia latinoamericana," El Periodico del Arte, No. 41,
February 2001: ARCO Supplement, 14-15.
Cooper, Jacqueline. "Tunga," New Art Examiner, April 2001: 56.
The Whitechapel Art Gallery Centanary Review, Whitechapel Art Gallery, London,
United Kingdom: 24 (Artists' pages).
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2000
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"Very New Art 2000: 100 Artists of the Year," BT, 2000.
Weiss, Ana. Tunga faz circuito de bienais com sua 'Tereza,' O Estado de S. Paulo, 4 April 2000: p1.
Morin, France. Art Journal, Fall, Vol. 59, No. 3, pp 4-17.
Rolnik, Suely, translated by Angelini, Surpik, "Tunga: Insaturation of Worlds,"
ArtLies, Fall 2000: pp 38-49.
Vogel, Carol. "Guggenheim Finalists." The New York Times, Inside Art, June 30,
2000.
Weil, Rex. "Review: Untitled Sculpture" ARTnews, May 2000: 229- 230.
Cotter, Holland. "Amnesia", The New York Times, February 11, 2000: E37.
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1999
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Ribeiro de Castro, Flavio. O tango plastico de Tunga, O Globo, November 13, 1999.
Art 1999 Chicago, Art Nexus, 1998, p. 98.1998
Fortes, Marcia. "XXIV Sao Paulo Biennial," Frieze, January/February 1999: p.87.
Pedrosa, Adriano. Frieze, Issue 48, September ö October 1999: 112.
Salgado, Renata. "Imagen escrita," (Rio de Janeiro: Graal). Turner, Elisa. Artnews, Summer: p.162.
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1998
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Levin, Kim. "Art Choices," The Village Voice, October 21-27: p. 97.
Miles, Christopher. "Amnesia," Flash Art, October: p. 81.
Avgikos, Jan. Artforum, December 1998: 128-9.
Chiara, Federico. Teoria Dell'Eccesso, Italian Vogue, September 1998.
Darling, Michael. Amnesia, Art Issues, September/October 1998.
Feinstein, Roni. Tunga's Lost World., Art in America, June 1998.
Johnson, Ken. Tunga, 'True Rouge', The New York Times, October 6, 1998.
Jones, Kristin M. Tunga, Artforum, Summer 1998: 137ö8.
Laddaga, Reinaldo. Tunga: A Survey (1977-1997), Art Nexus, January-March 1998.
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1997
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Basualdo. Carlos. A Viperine Avant-Garde, Tunga: 1977-1997, exhibition catalog, Bard College, New York, 1997.
Ebony, David. Tunga: Art Rituals from Rio, artnet.com www.artnet.com.
Fioravante, Celso. Tunga estabelece noves cadencias no ritmo da arte, Folha de Sao Paulo, 17 June 1997: p. 1, 4-7.
Francblin, Catherine and Jean Yves Jouannais. Documenta 10: priorite au debat d'idees, Art Press, June 1997.
Johnson, Ken. Tunga: 1977-1997, The New York Times, November 14, 1997.
Levin, Kim. Not the UN, The Village Voice, July 22, 1997.
Lobacheff, Georgia. EUA exibem 20 anos de Tunga, Folha de Sao Paulo, 13 October 1997.
Pimenta, Angtela. Bombardeio visual, Vega, 8 January 1997: p. 102-3
Heavy Metal with a Vision, The Miami Hearld, December 14, 1997.
Shirley Mallmann de Tunga, Istoe, October 1997: p. 83.
Tunga Serei a?, Trans, May, 1997.
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1996
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Basualdo, Carlos. Raw Meal, Artforum, April 1996.
Haglund, Elisabet. Tunga-Mer ?n bara Brasiliansk Barock, Nytt Till Samlingarna.
Herkenhoff, Paulo. The Theme of Crisis in Contemporary Latin American Art.
Pedrosa, Andriano. Tunga, frieze, 1996.
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1992
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Carteron, Philippe. Un beau "Desordres", Le Nouvel Observateur, November 1992.
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1990
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Leffingwell, Edward. "Tropical Bazaar," Art in America, March 1990: pp 87-95.
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1989
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Gast, Dwight V. "Courting the Carnivalesque", Art in America, January 1989: pp 67-71.
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Artist's page
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