Ana Mendieta

GPTKB entity

Properties (42)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Artist
gptkbp:artMovement Postmodernism
Conceptual Art
gptkbp:associatedAct Earthworks
Performance Art
Installation Art
Body Art
gptkbp:birthDate November 18, 1948
gptkbp:deathDate September 8, 1985
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Iowa
gptkbp:exhibits gptkb:The_Brooklyn_Museum
gptkb:The_Whitney_Museum_of_American_Art
gptkb:The_Guggenheim_Museum
gptkb:The_Museum_of_Modern_Art
The_Museo_Nacional_de_Bellas_Artes
gptkbp:field Performance Art
Sculpture
Video Art
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ana Mendieta
gptkbp:influences Surrealism
Feminism
Land Art
gptkbp:inspiredBy Feminist Theory
Nature
Spirituality
Cuban_Culture
gptkbp:knownFor Silueta Series
gptkbp:legacy Influence on contemporary feminist artists
Pioneering work in land art and performance art
Recognition_of_Latinx_artists_in_the_art_world
gptkbp:nationality Cuban
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Cuban_National_Prize_for_Plastic_Arts
gptkbp:notableWorks The Body of the Woman
The Earth Body
Untitled (Silueta Series)
gptkbp:personalLife Died under mysterious circumstances
Struggled with identity as an immigrant artist
Survived a traumatic childhood experience
Immigrated_to_the_USA_in_1961
Married_to_Carl_Andre
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Havana,_Cuba
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:New_York_City,_USA