Ana Mendieta
November 18 1948- September 8 1985
Ana was a Cuban-American artist known for doing performance art, photographic art, and video work.
Born in Havana,Cuba but moved to the United States at a young age. In 1961, at the age of 13, she and her older sister were exiled from Cuba because her family opposed the tropical dictatorship. She was placed in several different foster care institutions throughout Iowa. She earned a BA from the University of Iowa in 1969 and earned an MA in Painting while also earning an MFA from the School of Art History in Intermedia. She created her work in different locations throughout the world for example Cuba, Mexico, Italy, and in the United States.
Ana's work is considered to be strongly feminist by some. Her earlier art work leaned more towards violence against the female body. Later on in her career she focused on a spiritual and physical connection with land. Ana would die on September 8, 1985 at the age of 36 from a fall from a 34th floor apartment in Greenwich Village. 8 months earlier she had married the minimalist sculptor Carl Andre. Andre was tried and acquitted of her murder. Her death is describe as a possible accident or a suicide. In the absence of any witness to her death, other than (possibly) her husband Carl Andre, the exact cause of her death may never be known.
Untitled (Rape Scene) 1973
Blood Sign#2/Body Tracks 1979
People looking at blood 1973
Blood Sign#2/Body Tracks 1979
Untitled (from the Sileta series)
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