Was the famous sculptor Carl Andre involved in the death of his up-and-coming artist wife Ana Mendieta? For over 35 years, accusations of murder shrouded one of the art world’s most storied couples. They were a textbook case of opposites attract. Andre was famous, rich, white, and within the small coterie of the artworld, powerful. Mendieta was a Cuban refugee, a woman, working at the edge of the Avant Garde. Just months after their wedding, Andre called 911 saying they had a fight and Mendieta “went out the window” of their 34th floor apartment. Andre was charged with murder and the art world split in two. Host Helen Molesworth revisits Mendieta’s death and the trial that followed, and interrogates both the silence and the protest that have accompanied this story ever since. Death of an Artist is a co-production between Pushkin Industries, Somethin’ Else, and Sony Music Entertainment.
From A Slight Change of Plans: “I Will Never Leave You”
This week, we’re sharing an episode of another Pushkin podcast, A Slight Change of Plans, a show about who we are and who we become in the face of change. In this episode, host Maya Shankar interviews Lucy Kalanithi about her late husband Paul Kalanithi, author of the bestselling memoir “When Breath Becomes Air.” Lucy talks about being at her husband’s side during his final days, and reflects on how his death transformed her relationship to time.
You can find more episodes of A Slight Change of Plans wherever you get your podcasts.
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