Bert Rodriguez

1975

Introduction

Bert Rodriguez (born 1975 in Miami, Florida) is an American visual artist and composer based in Los Angeles, California. Rodriguez is most notable for his performance art but also works with a wide range of other media and genres including, installation, photography, sculpture, film, video and sound. Rodriguez uses various methods to translate his ideas which explore the relationship existing between art and audience. A winner of a Frieze Foundation Commission, his work has been displayed in the 2008 Whitney Biennial, in Berlin at Sassa Trülzsch and in Naples at Annarumma 404, among others. Rodriguez has a BFA in painting from New World School of the Arts in Miami, Florida, and also attended Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in Skowhegan, Maine.

Wikidata identifier

Q4895287

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Country of birth

United States

Roles

Artist, conceptual artist, performance artist

ULAN identifier

500294294

Names

Bert Rodriguez

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