Ana Mendieta
Birthday: 1948-11-18
Place of Birth: Havana, Cuba
Biography: Ana Mendieta (November 18, 1948 – September 8, 1985) was a Cuban-American performance artist, sculptor, painter and video artist who is best known for her "earth-body" artwork. Born in Havana, Mendieta left for the United States in 1961.
Movies
Blood + Feathers
This film is a performance that the artist undertook at Old Man’s Creek, Sharon Center, Iowa City, I...
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Blood Sign
A single-channel video (transferred from Super-8 film), color, silent, where we watch the artist fro...
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Mirage
A self-portrait, Mirage exposes Mendieta's naked body in nature reflected in a mirror. She holds a g...
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Sweating Blood
Single channel, super-8mm film transferred to high-definition digital media, color, silent....
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Blood Writing
United States 1974, Super 8 transferred to digital, colour, silent, 3 min...
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Ocean Bird (Washup)
United States / Mexico 1974, Super 8 transferred to digital, colour, silent, 4 min...
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Chicken Movie, Chicken Piece
United States 1972, Super 8 transferred to digital, colour, silent, 7 min...
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Ana Mendieta, Nature Inside
Artist, Ana Mendieta, narrates as corresponding images of her work in both still and moving images h...
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Ana Mendieta: Fuego de Tierra
This beautiful film is a portrait of the life and work of Cuban-born American artist Ana Mendieta. M...
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