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Ana Mendieta

(FR)



Covered in Time and History


Highly acclaimed Cuban-American artist (Havana, 1948 - New York, 1985). 


Sweating Blood 1973 Ana Mendieta Film super-8. © The Estate of Ana Mendieta Collection, LLC. Courtesy Galerie Lelong & Co. Imágen de Yágul 1973/2018 Ana Mendieta Photographie. © The Estate of Ana Mendieta Collection, LLC. Courtesy Galerie Lelong & Co. Creek 1974 Ana Mendieta Film Super-8. © The Estate of Ana Mendieta Collection, LLC. Courtesy Galerie Lelong & Co. Burial Pyramid 1974 Ana Mendieta Film super-8. © The Estate of Ana Mendieta Collection, LLC. Courtesy Galerie Lelong & Co. Corazón de Roca con Sangre 1975 Ana Mendieta Film super-8. © The Estate of Ana Mendieta Collection, LLC. Courtesy Galerie Lelong & Co.


Ana Mendieta is widely regarded as one of the most prolific and innovative artists of the post-war era. The recent exhibitions devoted to her work in Europe (Berlin, London, Prague, Salzburg, Turin and Umeå) revealed the power of her artistic vision and the influence of her work on the generations of artists that came after her. Mendieta’s work continues to have a strong impact on people of all ages and backgrounds.

Thanks to new research into Mendieta’s work in the filmic medium, the exhibition at the Jeu de Paume repositions the moving image from the periphery to the centre of her work, and is organized around the recurring themes explored in the films, including memory, history, culture, ritual and the passage of time, which are often distilled through the relationship of the body and the land. The majority of Mendieta’s films take place in nature and often feature her interest in the four classical elements: earth, water, air and fire. [...]

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