Ana Mendieta: Documentation and Artwork, 1972 -1985 displays how thoroughly and, at times, obsessively Mendieta approached the visual conceptualization of her images. Her persistence is most apparent in her silueta [silhouette] works, which she explored throughout her career. Two siluetas that will be exhibited are Anima, Silueta de Cohetes and Alma, Silueta en Fuego, both from 1976. The discrete works-one executed in Mexico in the summer and the other during the fall in Iowa-each use fire and refer to transformation and transfigur... Read more

Ana Mendieta: Documentation and Artwork, 1972 -1985 displays how thoroughly and, at times, obsessively Mendieta approached the visual conceptualization of her images. Her persistence is most apparent in her silueta [silhouette] works, which she explored throughout her career. Two siluetas that will be exhibited are Anima, Silueta de Cohetes and Alma, Silueta en Fuego, both from 1976. The discrete works-one executed in Mexico in the summer and the other during the fall in Iowa-each use fire and refer to transformation and transfiguration, expressing the elements of religion and folk spirituality that so fascinated Mendieta. The numerous slides, negatives, and Super 8 films for the works are testaments to Mendieta’s ability, with quite simple documentation, to create iconic, indelible imagery that remains alive long after her transient gestures.