Untitled (Glass on Body Imprints – Face), 1972, Gelatin silver print
Ana Mendieta
(Nov 18, 1948 – Sep 8, 1985)
was a Cuban-American performance artist, sculptor, painter and video artist.
Ana Mendieta, a Cuban-born artist who lived in exile in the United States, was one of the most provocative and complex personalities of the 1970s’ artworld. In Where Is Ana Mendieta? art historian Jane Blocker provides an in-depth critical analysis of Mendieta’s diverse body of work. Although her untimely death in 1985 remains shrouded in controversy, her life and artistic legacy provide a unique vantage point from which to consider the history of performance art, installation, and earth works, as well as feminism, multiculturalism, and postmodernism. From book description: Where Is Ana Mendieta?: Identity, Performativity, and Exile.
https://www.anamendietaartist.com/
Ana Mendieta died on September 8, 1985, in New York City, after falling from her 34th-floor apartment in Greenwich Village at 300 Mercer Street. She lived there with her husband of eight months, minimalist sculptor C A, who may have pushed her out the window. She fell 33 stories onto the roof of a deli. Just prior to her death, neighbors heard the couple arguing violently. The neighbors heard Mendieta scream out no and right before her death Andre had scratches all over his face. via Wikipedia
Protesters Demand “Where Is Ana Mendieta?” in Tate Modern Expansion
by Isabella Smith, June 14, 2016 https://hyperallergic.com/305163/protesters-demand-where-is-ana-mendieta-in-tate-modern-expansion/
and also: Where is Ana Mendieta? Protestors storm opening night at the Tate
on a personal note: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=208617890987885&id=100055190257040 by #PalianShow
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