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
Napoleon Leading the Army over the Alps
What makes Kehinde Wiley’s painting Napoleon Leading the Army over the Alps a masterpiece?
– Strategic opposition in casting
– War bleeds – Africa glitters gold
– The field of power reframed