Tania Mouraud
Tania Mouraud | |
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| Born | 1942 Paris, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Education | Autodidact |
| Known for | Video, photography, installation and sound performances |
| Awards | chevalier de la Légion d'honneur, chevalier de l'ordre national du Mérite, officier des Arts et des Lettres, officier de l'ordre national du Mérite |
| Website | taniamouraud |
Tania Mouraud (born Paris 1942) is a contemporary French video artist and photographer. She holds Seat 8 in Painting of the French Académie des Beaux-Arts.
Tania Mouraud began her artistic career at a young age as a painter. Later on, she shifted towards photography, continuously growing her portfolio. In the late 1990s, she created her first videos. Her work heavily features themes of anguish and responsibility, drawing from her personal mourning.
Mouraud's interest in videography eventually led to her to express her work through audial performances. She founded Unité de Production in 2002 for her sound performances, but embarked on live solo performances only after a few concerts with the group. She produced various video installations, including Ad Infinitum (2008), Ad Nauseam (2014), and a collaboration with the Institut de Recherche et Coordination Acoustique/Musique (IRCAM).
In 2015, the exhibition: "Tania Mouraud. A Retrospective." was shown at the Centre Pompidou-Metz. Mouraud's work was included in the 2021 exhibition Women in Abstraction at the Centre Pompidou. Tania Mouraud was elected to the Académie des Beaux-Arts on March 27, 2024.