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Brazilian sculptor and performance artist
Tunga (artist)
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Brazilian sculptor and performance artist
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Place of birth
Palmares, Pernambuco, Brazil
Place of death
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Age
64 years
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Antonio José de Barros Carvalho e Mello Mourão (February 8, 1952 – June 6, 2016), known professionally as Tunga, was a Brazilian sculptor and performance artist. The Art Newspaper called him "One of Brazil's best-known contemporary artists." In 2005, Tunga became the first contemporary artist to exhibit his work at the Louvre in the museum's history during an installation called "A la Lumiere des Deux Mondes" ("The Meeting of Two Worlds").
Tunga was born in Palmares, Pernambuco, Brazil, in 1952. He died in Rio de Janeiro on June 6, 2016, at the age of 64 after battling cancer for several years.
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