Ana Mendieta was a provocative performance artist. Her husband was the mercurial legendary sculptor Carl Andre. They were the It couple of the New York art scene, until 1985 when Ana mysteriously fell from their 34th floor apartment after an argument. Andre’s arrest for his wife’s death split the artistic community. Thirty-five years later, those who knew the couple remain tight lipped on what they think happened that night.

From Pushkin Industries and Somethin’ Else comes the podcast “Death of an Artist.” Host and museum curator Helen Molesworth revisits Ana’s death and the trial that followed, and examines the silence and the protests that have accompanied this story ever since.

OUR SPOILER-FREE REVIEWS OF "DEATH OF AN ARTIST" BEGIN IN THE FINAL 9 MINUTES OF THE EPISODE. 

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