The artist that struck me the most was Ana Mendieta because her art is so graphic. I like how she didn't shy away from the reality of life and challenged her viewers to address the issue in society. Her installation piece, Rape Scene, was very detailed and captures the atrocity that is rape. Her other works also address violence in great detail.
Her death was extremely alarming because of how her case was handled. I can't believe the lawyers protected a man by using her own work against her. Yes, her work is morbid but she did it in order to criticize the morbidity in the world not praise it. I do not believe Ana committed suicide.
Protest do continue to happen against her husband, but he is still featured in museums. I believe this is unfair given the evidence against him and how Ana's work was distorted. Rest in Peace 
I really admire her work and the way she displays the horrors that continue to persist due to the patriarchy and I totally agree with you! Her death is truly a tragedy and product of gender/domestic violence. It is upsetting that justice was never served. However, her work continues to remind us of the inequities and injustices many women endure.
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