Bird Transformation

1972

Ana Mendieta

Artist, American, born Cuba, 1948 - 1985

A person almost entirely covered with white feathers sits on a dark brown floor against a white wall in this vertical color photograph. The feathers leave the eyes, fingers, bare feet, and genitals visible. Woman sits with hands on knees, which are spread wide. She is lit from the left and casts a dark shadow on the wall to our right. The photograph is slightly out of focus.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Eileen and Michael Cohen, New York; NGA purchase (through Zwirner and Wirth, New York), 2008.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2002

  • Fischer, Peter, ed. Ana Mendieta: Body Tracks. Lucerne: Kunstmuseum Luzern, 2002.

2004

  • Viso, Olga. Ana Mendieta: Earth Body, Sculpture and Performance, 1972-1985. Washington, DC: Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, in association with Hatje Cantz, 2004.

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower left in black ink: Ana Mendieta; lower left in red ink: "Bird Transformation" Photograph of live performance in which I apply feathers to a model; lower left in black ink: [illegible signature] Administratix of The Estate

Wikidata ID

Q64073914

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