When an Artist Dies, Who Owns Her Story?
Kate Dwyer, The New York Times
March 2024
When famous artists die, their work — who owns it and has a right to it — can become the subject of family feuds and fierce court battles… But the fight over Ana Mendieta’s legacy is more about her biography than her physical archive. Ms. Mendieta may be running the estate, which decides how her art is presented in museum and gallery settings, but as various narrative projects reach the public, she is learning how little power she has to dictate how her aunt’s story is told, and by whom. […]