Ana Mendieta

Tate Modern opened an exhibition dedicated to Cuban American artist Ana Mendieta on July 15. The exhibition will remain on view until January 17, 2027, marking the first major survey of her work in the United Kingdom in more than a decade.
The exhibition brings together some of Mendieta’s most significant works, alongside newly remastered films, early paintings, and sculptures created during the final stage of her career. Several of these pieces will be displayed in the UK for the first time, while part of the exhibition extends beyond the museum’s galleries to reflect the artist’s close relationship with the natural world.
Best known for her Silueta Series, Mendieta explored themes of the presence and absence of the human body through ephemeral interventions created with natural elements, including fire, water, and flowers. These works were documented through photography and film.
Produced primarily during the 1970s and early 1980s, Mendieta’s artistic practice examined issues of identity and displacement, themes that continue to resonate today. The exhibition has been organized by Tate Modern in collaboration with the Estate of Ana Mendieta.