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Ana Mendieta - Silueta and Silence

Opens: 19/02/2010 Closes: 20/03/2010 Alison Jacques Gallery, London
Cuban émigré Mendieta’s roots lay in 1970s feminism. Her indexical body works achieve that elusive balance between ego-flexing, universal profundity and humour, typically drawing on folk ritual. Her dramatic death at 36 often overshadows her work. This show aims to redress her underrepresentation in Britain. For more information visit: http://www.alisonjacquesgallery.com/mendieta-silueta-silence-opening-reception-thursd… Buy: http://www.alisonjacquesgallery.com/contacts
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Time Out“She stands defiantly alone...” Mendieta's painful performances disturb, but can also delight. She excavates herself from a live burial, her body pulsing into life as she dislodges herself from beneath a funereal rock pile...
 
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