Jorge Tacla Sacaán

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.

Biography
Tacla was born in 1958 in Santiago, Chile. Tacla received music studies in piano and percussion during his childhood. Later, he studied painting with and   at Universidad de Chile between 1976 and 1979.

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

Exhibitions
Jorge Tacla's work has been exhibited at MoMa PS1, NY; Seibu Artforum, Tokyo; Museum of Contemporary Hispanic Art, NY; National Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul; High Museum of Art, Atlanta; Dublin Contemporary 2011, Dublin; 798 Biennale, Beijing; The Bronx Museum, 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.; California Center for the Arts, CA; MALBA, Buenos Aires.

Selected Public Commissions

 * 2010 Museo de la Memoria, “Al Mismo Tiempo, en el Mismo Lugar,” Santiago, Chile
 * 2004 Edificio el Regidor, “San Santiago,” Santiago, Chile
 * 1990 Bronx Housing Court, “Memories of the Bronx,” Percent for Art Commission, Bronx, NY Jorge Tacla Venice Emergency Pavilion Installation.jpg

Awards

 * 2013    Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center in Bellagio, Italy
 * 1992    Eco Art Award, Brazil
 * 1991    New York Foundation for the Arts, USA
 * 1987    New York Foundation for the Arts, USA
 * 1988    John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship, USA
 * 1986    AT&T Foundation, USA
 * 1981–82 Grant “Corporación Amigos del Arte” Santiago, Chile

General references

 * 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
 * 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
 * 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
 * Kuspit, Donald; Przybilla, Carrie; Ruzicka, Joseph (1997). Jorge Tacla: Drawings. Exh. cat. Milwaukee: Milwaukee Art Museum ISBN 0965863700