Ximena Cuevas
Ximena CUEVAS (1963, Mexico) studied film at the New School for Social Research and Columbia University, New York. Between 1980 and 1990 she worked on more than 20 feature films and in 1991 Cuevas began her own practice. Her videos are playful combinations of performance, autobiography and everyday life melodramas. Her work is shown around the world and is also part of MoMA's permanent collection. Cuevas is the recipient of numerous and grants and awards, including Mexico's National Fund for Culture and Arts, Eastman Kodak, and Rockefeller-MacArthur-Lampiada Foundations.
Filmography
(all short) Antes de la Televisión/Before Television (1983), Las 3 Muertes de Lupe/The 3 Deaths of Lupe (1984), A la Manera de W. Disney (1993), Corazon Sangrante/Bleeding Heart (1993), Medias Mentiras/Half-Lies (1995), Cuerpos de Papel/Paper Bodies (1997), Cama/Bed (1998), El Diablo en la Piel / Devil in the Flesh (1998), Contemporary Artist (1999), Ximena CuevasÇ Dormimundo Vol.1/Sleepworld Vol.1 (1999), Destino/Fate (1999), Hawaii (1999), Help (1999), Natural Instincts (1999), Alma Gemela/Soul Mate (1999), Baba de Perico/Parrot's Saliva (1999), Calzada de Kansas/Kansas Avenue (1999), Estamos Para Serville/We're Here to Serve You (1999), La Puerta/The Door (2000), La Tombola/Raffle (2001), Staying Alive (2001), Ximena Cuevas: El Mundo del Silencio/The Silent World (2002), Exito/Success (2002), Colchones Individuales/Single Beds Volume 1: Desolacion (2002), Turistas (2002), Cinepolis, La Capital Del Cine/Cinepolis, the Film Capital (2003), New York, New York (2005), Ensayo de un Crimen/Rehearsal for a Crime (2005), Someone Behind the Door (2005), Marina Abramovic, From Tuesday to Friday (2010)