{"product_id":"where-is-ana-mendieta-9780822323044","title":"Where Is Ana Mendieta","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProvides an analysis of the career of Ana Mendieta, a Cuban-American feminist artist who came to prominence in the late 70s and early 80s, in terms of gender and performance theory. This book evokes the suspicious and tragic circumstances surrounding her death and the conspicuous absence of women artists from high-profile exhibitions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This book offers a more rigorous historical and cultural analysis than earlier texts on Ana Mendieta. It adds usefully to one’s understanding of Mendieta’s work and will contribute to her insertion into history.”—\u003cb\u003eMira Schor\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eWet: On Painting, Feminism, and Art Culture\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This is a very important study of one of the most ambitious and intriguing artists of our time. Blocker’s work brings together performance theory, historiography, art history, and biography in order to illuminate some of the beckoning caves and shadows of Mendieta’s art and life.”—\u003cb\u003ePeggy Phelan\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eMourning Sex: Performing Public Memories\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations \u003cbr\u003e Preface \u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments \u003cbr\u003e Introduction: Where Is Ana Mendieta? \u003cbr\u003e 1. Fire \u003cbr\u003e 2. Earth \u003cbr\u003e 3. Exile \u003cbr\u003e 4. Travel \u003cbr\u003e 5. Body \u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: Writing toward Disappearance \u003cbr\u003e Notes \u003cbr\u003e Bibliography \u003cbr\u003e Index","brand":"Duke University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406022746455,"sku":"9780822323044","price":74.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/where-is-ana-mendieta-9780822323044","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}