Ana Mendieta: Earth Body Sculpture and Performance 1972–1985

July 1, 2004–Jan 2, 2005

Large cracked mud with deep irregular hoof-like depressions and bare tree stumps near shallow water.
Large cracked mud with deep irregular hoof-like depressions and bare tree stumps near shallow water.

Ana Mendieta, Untitled (Silueta Series, Iowa), 1979. Chromogenic print, image: 20 × 13 3/16 in. (50.8 × 33.5 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Photography Committee 92.113. ©Estate of Ana Mendieta Collection

Ana Mendieta: Earth Body Sculpture and Performance 1972–1985 was organized by the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. The New York installation was organized by Chrissie Iles.

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