Covered in time and history : the films of Ana Mendieta /

"Born to a prominent family in Havana but exiled to the US as a girl, Ana Mendieta (1948-1985) is regarded as one of the most significant artists of the postwar era. During her too-brief career, she produced a distinctive body of work that includes drawings, installations, performances, photogr...

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Main Authors: Joseph, Laura Wertheim (Author), Lukkas, Lynn, 1956- (Curator), Perreault, John, 1937-2015 (Author), Rush, Michael (Author), Weiss, Rachel, 1954- (Author)
Corporate Authors: Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, Katherine E. Nash Gallery (University of Minnesota), NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale
Other Authors: Oransky, Howard, 1955- (Curator), Mendieta, Ana, 1948-1985
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oakland, California : Published by Katherine E. Nash Gallery, University of Minnesota, in association with University of California Press, [2015]
Edition:First edition
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Table of Contents:
  • Foreword / Howard Oransky
  • Eros, death, and life: the films of Ana Mendieta / Michael Rush
  • Ana Mendieta: the politics of spirituality / John Perreault
  • Difficult times: watching Mendieta's films / Rachel Weiss
  • Forever young: five lessons from the creative life of Ana Mendieta / Lynn Lukkas
  • Covered in time and history: the films of Ana Mendieta / Howard Oransky
  • Uncovering Ana: the rebirth of Mendieta's filmworks / Raquel Cecilia Mendieta
  • Unfinished processes: going back and reeling forward in Ana Mendieta's films / Laura Wertheim Joseph
  • Filmography / Laura Wertheim Joseph