Conspiracy of Silence

Conspiracy of Silence

Lynn Hershman Leeson
1991, 15:13 min, color, sound

Description

This piece recreates the final moments of Cuban-born artist Ana Mendieta, echoing the style of 1951 film Rashomon. Using interviews, trial transcripts, and performance, the video explores the discrepancies surrounding Mendieta’s untimely death, the subsequent murder trial, the sexual politics of the art world, and the racial, class, and gender inequities of the judicial system. Featuring Yvonne Rainer and Carolee Schneemann.