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Where Is Ana Mendieta?: Identity, Performativity, and Exile

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Jane Blocker has done an exquisite job of her research and documentation of not only Ana Mendieta, but other realted artists pertaining to related areas of interest. I found this text to be deeply insightful. As one who has recently become interested in the work and life of Ana Mendieta, I found this book to be much more than an introduction to the "earth/body"-oriented artist, but a document helpful enough for in depth study. The photos, however, are black and white, and scarce. If it's a full color collection of Ana Mendieta's work you are in search of, this is not the text you want. However, if you are looking for a deeply fascinating, clearly well educated and researched text documenting this fine artist, you've found your match.

This book remains the most important text for anyone with a serious interest in Mendieta's work. Blocker's contribution adds tremendously to the study of performativity, feminism, and "identity." If I could offer something half as good to the world as either Mendieta's work or Blocker's, I'd be thrilled.