Taken from banners carried in a 1992 protest outside the Guggenheim Museum, the title phrase 'Where is Ana Mendieta?' evokes not only the suspicious and tragic circumstances surrounding her death but also the conspicuous absence of women artists from high-profile exhibitions. Drawing on the work of such theorists as Judith Butler, Joseph Roach, Edward Said, and Homi Bhabha, Jane Blocker discusses the power of Mendieta's earth-and-body art to alter, unsettle, and broaden terms of identity itself.

Journal discussing Feminist Aesthetics. Key Articles: María Laura Rosa ‘Our bodies, our history: Mujeres Públicas’s activism in the city of Buenos Aires’ Veeranganakumari Solanki ‘Aesthetics and Identities: interview with Reena Saini Kallat’ Eileen Legaspi-Ramirez ‘Questions and Answers: interview with Lani Maestro’ Anna Bunting-Branch and Rose Garrard ”Frames of Reference’ Rose Garrard: Interview’ Ming Turner ‘Quasi-skin and post-human: Lin Pey Chwen’s Eve Clone series, Bracha L. Ettinger ‘Artists’ Pages’ Carol Archer ‘Womanly Blooms: Cai Jin’s Beauty Banana Plant Paintings’ Marta Cenini ‘Coco Fusco’s Room:Rethinking Feminism after Guantanamo’ Christine Conley ‘Making Space for Utopia, FAG and the Aesthetics of Activism: Christine Conley interviews Allyson Mitchell and Deirdre Katy Deepwell ‘Re.act Feminism: feminist, gender-critical and trans-gender performance art: Katy Deepwell interviews Bettina Knaup and Beatrice E. Stammer’ Maria Photiou ‘The Green Line: Greek Cypriot Women Artists’ Politicised Practices, Lia Lapithi and Marianna Christofides’ Women on the Verge, Duba’ Women Artists at Manifesta, Genk, Women Artists at Arsenale, Kiev Women Artists at Documenta 13, Kassel.

This item is part of the ‘Glimpses of before: 1970s UK Performance Art’ Study Room Guide by Helena Goldwater (P2497)

Documentation has been presented with permission of the artist as part of an interactive video archive housed at the Whitechapel Gallery between 2-9 October 2010. The archive looked at examples of the performance lecture as a form of artistic and critical expression and its potential to address a broad range of cultural issues and philosophical ideas.

Documentation has been presented with permission of the artist as part of an interactive video archive housed at the Whitechapel Gallery between 2-9 October 2010. The archive looked at examples of the performance lecture as a form of artistic and critical expression and its potential to address a broad range of cultural issues and philosophical ideas.

Documentation from an event with critical debates, conferences and workshops about the relation betwen Live Art, the body, dance, and technologies and new media. Alcala de Henares, 19 – 23 november 2007