Your Daily Arts Break: Ana Mendieta

Alma Silueta en Fuego (Silueta de Cenizas), 1975
Super-8 color, silent film transferred to DVD
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This week Your Daily Arts Break will take a look at some of the artists that Carrie Mae Weems acknowledged as major influences during her poetic keynote address at the Frist Center on Saturday morning.  Some of Weems most recent photographs directly address the work of these artists including Ana Mendieta.

Untitled (Cuilapán Niche), 1973
10 x 8 inches (25.4 x 20.3 cm)
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Untitled (Silueta Series), 1982
8 x 10 inches (20.3 x 25.4 cm) each
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