Blocker, Jane
Where Is Ana Mendieta?: Identity, Performativity, and Exile
- ISBN 13:
- 9780822323242
- author:
- Blocker, Jane
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Duke University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 1999
- Pages:
- 165
- Dimensions:
- 23.67 x 12.8 x 1.4 centimetres (
- Genre:
- Cultural studies
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 7 working days
Description
Ana Mendieta: A Critical Analysis of Performance Art and Identity. This book provides an in-depth examination of Ana Mendieta's diverse body of work, exploring her use of earth-and-body art to challenge dominant categories of identity. Through a critical analysis of her art, the author reveals how Mendieta disrupted traditional notions of self through her exile as a discursive position. Drawing on the work of key theorists, the book discusses Mendieta's use of mythology and anthropology, the ephemeral nature of her media, and debates over her ethnic, gender, and national identities. This critical analysis offers new insights into the life and artistic legacy of Ana Mendieta, a provocative and complex artist whose work continues to be relevant today. By examining Mendieta's art in relation to performance, installation, and postmodernism, this book will interest those involved with contemporary art, as well as scholars and researchers in fields such as anthropology, cultural studies, and feminist theory.
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