Ana Mendieta, Tree of Life (detail), 1976. Silver-dye bleach print (Cibachrome). Contemporary Curator’s Fund, including funds donated by Barbara and Thomas Lee and an anonymous donation. Courtesy of the Estate of Ana Mendieta and Galerie Lelong, New York. © 2025 The Estate of Ana Mendieta Collection, LLC / Licensed by Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
Ana Mendieta, Tree of Life (detail), 1976. Silver-dye bleach print (Cibachrome). Contemporary Curator’s Fund, including funds donated by Barbara and Thomas Lee and an anonymous donation. Courtesy of the Estate of Ana Mendieta and Galerie Lelong, New York. © 2025 The Estate of Ana Mendieta Collection, LLC / Licensed by Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
Ana Mendieta and María Magdalena Campos-Pons: A Shared Portrait
1:00 pm–2:30 pm
Tickets (Member / Nonmember)
In-Person $28 / $35
Livestream $16 / $20
Look closely at the work of Ana Mendieta and María Magdalena Campos-Pons and discover where the two artists intersect. Though they never met, their work shares a reckoning with displacement and exile from their homes in Cuba, a deep reverence for the land, and a transformative use of natural elements like water, earth, and fire in their multimedia work. Explore the scope of their practices, with a special emphasis on Mendieta and her site-specific innovations in performance.
Carmen Hermo, Lorraine and Alan Bressler Curator of Contemporary Art, Department of Contemporary Art
Daisy Alejandre, curatorial assistant, Department of Contemporary Art
Course Packages
Purchase a ticket package for the full four-session “Making and Memory: María Magdalena Campos-Pons and Martin Puryear” course. Please note that this option is not available after the date of the first session.
Assistive listening system
Wheelchair accessible
Ticket Information
To order tickets by phone, call 1-800-440-6975 ($6 processing fee applies); to order in person, visit any MFA ticket desk.
Livestream Tickets
The livestream ticket gives access to a live feed of the event that can be watched remotely. You must be logged in to the account used to purchase the ticket in order to access the livestream on the Video Content page. Please log in at least 5 minutes before the start of the event to test your connection.
Livestream ticket holders must watch the event live; there is no recording of the event available for viewing at a later time.
Bag Checks
All bags are subject to inspection by Museum staff. Backpacks, large bags, all liquids including hand sanitizer and sunscreen, and outside food or drink are not permitted. Exceptions are made for medical or religious needs. All bags are strongly discouraged, and any bags larger than 11” x 15” must be checked in the Coat Room upon entry. Read our full bag check policy.