80 Backs by Magdalena Abakanowicz
What’s the significance of the Magdalena Abakanowicz sculpture 80 Backs?
– Sacred space
– Different figures – all with the same form
– 80 Backs and zero heads
Flowers on Body (Silueta series) by Ana Mendieta
How does Ana Mendieta’s Flowers on Body both subvert and epitomize feminist art?
– Outsider gets inside the earth
– Culture and nature without gender
– Breaking binaries and boundaries
Ancient Mexico: From Conquest to 1930 – Diego Rivera
Why does the mural Ancient Mexico: Conquest to 1930 by Diego Rivera matter?
– Invaders, Animals, & a Sun God
– A Marxist makes his mark on Mexico
– Technique trumps complexity