Ana Mendieta’s True Legacy Takes Flight at Tate Modern
Jo Lawson-Tancred, Artnet
July 2026
Ana Mendieta stood apart from her male peers by marrying the aims of Conceptualism with the transcendent potential of ancestral wisdom, ritual, and communion with nature. The Cuban-American artist described her art as a means to channel “one universal energy which runs through everything.” By centering her body, mythology, prehistoric art, and divine feminine forces, she was able to establish a wholly original practice, one celebrated in a new, landmark retrospective at Tate Modern, on view through January 17, 2027. […]