biografia di Ana MENDIETA (1948-1985)
Personal data
Birth : 1948 - Havana, Cuba
Death : 1985 - New York NY New York, United States
Sex : F
Nationality/Affiliation : Cuba - United States
Family relations
Wife of Carl ANDRE [ 1935 ]Representatives
Galerie Lelong New York – 528 West 26 th street – New York NY, United States
Education
1972 : University of Iowa – East 100 Art Building – Iowa City IA, United States
Friend of Vito ACCONCI [ 1940 ]
Professional data
Work and Life
1985:She fell from an apartment window. It was described as a suicide by Carl ANDRE. He was tried for her murder but was ultimately acquitted.
She left at a young age – because of the political situation – her country and her family for the USA.
Work
Categorie and medium
Print-Multiple : 
Sculpture-Volume : Installation 
Drawing-Watercolor : 
Audiovisual-Multimedia : 8 mm film - Video 
Performing Art : Performance Subject
self-portraitTraditional culture
death
religion
Movements and styles
Latin American ArtWorks
| Anima, Fireworks | |
| Date of creation : 1976 Medium : Performance | |
| Self-Portrait with Blood | |
| Date of creation : 1973 Medium : Plastic Size : 51 x 33 cm | |
| Facial Cosmetic Variations | |
| Date of creation : 1972 Medium : Performance | |
Solo Exhibitions (Selected)
Solo exhibitions
2001
Performance Works, Siluetas, Drawings + Objects
Galerie Lelong Zürich – Zürich ZH, Switzerland
05/19/2001 – 07/31/2001
1997
Kunsthalle – Düsseldorf, Germany
1997
Miami Art Museum – Miami FL, United States
1997
Body Imprints and Trasnformations
Galerie Lelong New York – New York NY, United States
11/06/1997 – 12/20/1997
1996
CGAC Centro Galego de Arte Contemporánea – Santiago de Compostela, Spain
1996
1987
Ana Mendieta : a retrospective
The New Museum of Contemporary Art – New York NY, United States
1987
1983
Geo-Imago
Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes – Havana, Cuba
1983
1980
Museu de Arte Contemporanea da Universidade de São Paulo – São Paulo, Brazil
1980
Group Exhibitions (Selected)
Art shows / fairs
2004
Art 35 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/16/2004 – 06/21/2004
Represented by : Galerie Lelong Zürich – Galerie Lelong Zürich Utoquai 31 – Zürich ZH, Switzerland
2003
Art Basel Miami Beach
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
12/04/2003 – 12/07/2003
Represented by : Galerie Lelong Zürich – Galerie Lelong Zürich Utoquai 31 – Zürich ZH, Switzerland
Art 34 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/18/2003 – 06/23/2003
Represented by : Galerie Lelong Zürich – Galerie Lelong Zürich Utoquai 31 – Zürich ZH, Switzerland
ArtBrussels – 21st Contemporary Art Fair
Brussels Expo – Brussels, Belgium
04/04/2003 – 04/08/2003
Represented by : Galerie Barbara Gross – Thierschstrasse 51 – Munich, Germany
The Armory Show 2003
Piers 88 & 90 – New York NY, United States
03/07/2003 – 03/10/2003
Represented by : Galerie Nathalie Obadia – 3 rue du cloître Saint Merri – Paris, France
2002
Art Basel Miami Beach
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
12/05/2002 – 12/08/2002
Represented by : Galerie Lelong Paris – 13, rue de Téhéran – Paris, France
FIAC, n°29
Paris Expo – Porte de Versailles – Paris, France
10/24/2002 – 10/28/2002
Represented by : Galerie Nathalie Obadia – 3 rue du cloître Saint Merri – Paris, France
Art Forum Berlin, n° 7
Messegelände Berlin / Exhibition Grounds Berlin – Berlin, Germany
09/26/2002 – 09/30/2002
Represented by : Galeria DV – San Martin, 5 – San Sebastián, Spain
Art 33 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/12/2002 – 06/17/2002
Represented by : Galerie Lelong Zürich – Galerie Lelong Zürich Utoquai 31 – Zürich ZH, Switzerland
The Armory Show 2002
Piers 88 & 90 – New York NY, United States
02/22/2002 – 02/25/2002
Represented by : Galerie Lelong New York – 528 West 26 th street – New York NY, United States
2001
Art Basel Miami Beach: cancelled
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
12/13/2001 – 12/16/2001
Represented by : Galerie Lelong Paris – 13, rue de Téhéran – Paris, France
FIAC, n°28
Paris Expo – Porte de Versailles – Paris, France
10/10/2001 – 10/15/2001
Represented by : Galerie Lelong Paris – 13, rue de Téhéran – Paris, France
Art Forum Berlin, n° 6
Messegelände Berlin / Exhibition Grounds Berlin – Berlin, Germany
10/03/2001 – 10/07/2001
Represented by : Galeria DV – San Martin, 5 – San Sebastián, Spain
Art 32 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/13/2001 – 06/18/2001
Represented by : Galerie Lelong Paris – 13, rue de Téhéran – Paris, France
ArtBrussels – 19th Contemporary Art Fair
Brussels Expo – Brussels, Belgium
04/20/2001 – 04/24/2001
Represented by : Galerie Nathalie Obadia – 3 rue du cloître Saint Merri – Paris, France
The Armory Show 2001
Piers 88 & 90 – New York NY, United States
02/23/2001 – 02/26/2001
Represented by : Galerie Lelong New York – 528 West 26 th street – New York NY, United States
1999
Art Cologne, n° 33
Cologne, Germany
11/07/1999 – 11/14/1999
Represented by : Galerie Akinci – Lijnbaansgracht 317 – Amsterdam, Netherlands
1998
ARCO – Feria Internacional de Arte Contemporáneo, n°17
Parque Ferial Juan Carlos I – Madrid, Spain
1998
Represented by : Galeria DV – San Martin, 5 – San Sebastián, Spain
Group exhibitions
2003
After Image
Fruitmarket Gallery – Edinburgh, Scotland (United Kingdom)
08/02/2003 – 09/27/2003
M_Ars Art and War
Neue Galerie Graz – Graz, Austria
01/10/2003 – 03/26/2003
2002
Points of Departure II: Connecting with Contemporary Art
SFMOMA San Francisco Museum of Modern Art – San Francisco CA, United States
07/10/2002 – 09/06/2002
2001
Vito Acconci and Ana Mendieta : A Relationship Study 1969-1976
Galerie Lelong New York – New York NY, United States
01/18/2001 – 03/03/2001
2000
Lie of the Land, earth body material
Arnolfini Gallery – London, United Kingdom
04/01/2000 – 05/19/2000
The End : An Independent Vision of Contemporary Culture 1982-2000
Exit Art / The First World – New York NY, United States
01/29/2000 – 04/01/2000
1999
Marina Abramovic and Ana Mendieta
Sean Kelly Gallery – New York NY, United States
04/19/1999 – 04/24/1999
1997
Making Pictures: Women in Photography, 1975-Now
Bernard Toale Gallery – Boston MA, United States
1997
1995
Féminin-Masculin : le sexe de l’art
MNAM Musée National d’Art Moderne – Centre National d’Art et de Culture Georges Pompidou – Paris, France
1995
1993
The Subject of Rape
Whitney Museum of American Art – New York NY, United States
1993
1992
El descubrimiento del desarraigo – I Bienal Barro de América
MACCSI Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Caracas Sofía Imber – Caracas, Venezuela
08/1992
1979
Ancient Roots / New Visions
Everson Museum of Art – Syracuse NY, United States
1979
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