Artists from Cuba then and now.. Ruben Torres Llorca and Ana Mendieta..
http://www.mutanteggplant.com/vitro-nasu/2013/11/18/make-me-a-mask-ruben-torres-llorca-body-art-of-ana-mendieta/
I lived close by in the Village (Manhattan) when Ana fell from the tall
building. What a shocking event. I
I was in Cuba some years ago and saw some of her works, extraordinary.
Do you know Unica Zurn? She was a great artist, married with the surrealist
painter Hans Bellmer,
she took her own life in the same way as Mendieta, throwing herself from a
sixth floor in Paris, her book Jasmine Man is shocking
Hans Bellmer.. I know.. I am not familiar with Unica Zurin.. (thanks..
I'll check her)..
Ana Mandieta did not committ suicide.. we have no proof.. I think they
had a fight and probably Carl pushed her out of the window.
She was full of life and she was moving up in the art world.
You can
The name of the book is Naked by the Window..
I should link this..
Carolee Schneeman, who discussed her friendship with Mendieta
http://www.artinamericamagazine.com/news-features/news/ana-mendieta/
Most riveting, however, was her frank assertion that she is convinced
that Andre murdered
