Performance and Multimedia Art
Part I
CONCEPTUAL ART
Definition 
Conceptual
 art, sometimes simply called conceptualism, is art in which the concept
 or idea involved in the work take precedence over traditional 
aesthetic, technical, and material concerns. In other words, it is art 
in which the idea presented by the artist is considered more important than the finished product, if there is one.
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Part II 
 Today
 we will study conceptual art. You will be introduced to the work of 
Cuban-American artist Ana Mendieta. 
 
Please, see the information bellow and move the discussion forward by answering to the given questions.
ANA MENDIETA
Hayward Gallery Exhibition Trailer: Ana Mendieta, Traces 
Question 1 
What elements used Mendieta in her work? Why is her work important? 
 
Question 2
According to Howard Oransky what elements of Mendieta's life found their way into her work?
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Question 3
After reading the introduction to Ana Mendieta's work, what would you say is the importance of Death of a Chicken (1972)?
Raquel Cecilia Mendieta on Ana Mendieta at Galerie Lelong 
Question 4 
In which way was Mendieta's work experimental? 
Question 5 
 
After watching these videos, why is Mendieta's art work considered conceptual? 
 
Love in the 305 
 This palm tree is very symbolic to Isabella and me. We are both from New
 Jersey and had mutual friends before school. In New Jersey, once it 
hits September the leaves get darker and the snow will shortly begin to 
fall. It is often freezing cold and not bearable to be outside. Bella 
and I are showing a heart near the palm tree because Miami is our happy 
place. The palm tree represents happiness in the warm weather as we both
 get sad in the cold! 


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