Artist Monograph

Ximena Cuevas, Mexican

Mexican, born 1963

Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Video	23	95.8%
Film	1	4.2%

Production by Decade

1980s

1990s

2000s

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1998	5
2000	13
2006	5

Mexican Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 24 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Half Lies, Paper Illusions (Medias Mentiras, Ilusiones de Papel) Video Acc. 958.1998.1-8	1983-1997	Eight videos (black and white and color, sound)	52 min. ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Media and Performance	Gift of the artist
Sketchbook (Cuaderno de Apuntes) Video Acc. 958.1998.3	1983	Standard-definition video (black and white, sound)	1:40 min. ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Media and Performance	Gift of the artist
The Three Deaths of Lupe (Las Tres Muertes de Lupe) Video Acc. 958.1998.6	1984	Video (black and white and color, sound)	5:20 min. ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Media and Performance	Gift of the artist
Introduction Video Acc. 958.1998.1	1989-1995	Video (black and white, sound)	1:40 min. ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Media and Performance	Gift of the artist
Bleeding Heart (Corazón Sangrante) Video Acc. 958.1998.8	1993	Video (color, sound)	3:48 min. ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Media and Performance	Gift of the artist
For Me to Love You (Para Quererte) Video Acc. 958.1998.5	1994	Video (black and white, sound)	3 min. ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Media and Performance	Gift of the artist
Sketches for Half Lies (Bocetos para Media Mentiras) Video Acc. 958.1998.2	1994	Video (black and white, sound)	1:30 min. ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Media and Performance	Gift of the artist
Half Lies (Medias Mentiras) Video Acc. 958.1998.7	1995	Video (color, sound)	37 min. ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Media and Performance	Gift of the artist
Paper Bodies (Cuerpos de Papel) Video Acc. 958.1998.4	1997	Video (color, sound)	4 min. ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Media and Performance	Gift of the artist
Bed (Cama) Video Acc. 1660.2000.7	1998	Video (color, sound)	2 min. ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Media and Performance	Gift of the Mexican Cultural Institute
El Diablo en la Piel (Devil in the Flesh) Video Acc. 1660.2000.2	1998	Video (color, sound)	5 min. ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Media and Performance	Gift of the Mexican Cultural Institute
Sleepworld Vol. 1 (Dormimundo Vol. 1) Video Acc. 1660.2000.1-9	1998-1999	Nine videos (black and white and color, sound)	26 min. ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Media and Performance	Gift of the Mexican Cultural Institute
Baba de Perico Video Acc. 810.2006	1999	Video (color, sound)	2 min. ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Media and Performance	Gift of the artist
Calzoda de Kansas (Kansas Boulevard) Video Acc. 1660.2000.1	1999	Video (color, sound)	2 min. ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Media and Performance	Gift of the Mexican Cultural Institute
Contemporary Artist Video Acc. 1660.2000.8	1999	Video (black and white, sound)	5 min. ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Media and Performance	Gift of the Mexican Cultural Institute
Fate (Destino) Video Acc. 1660.2000.5	1999	Video (color, sound)	2 min. ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Media and Performance	Gift of the Mexican Cultural Institute
Hawaii Video Acc. 1660.2000.6	1999	Video (color, sound)	2 min. ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Media and Performance	Gift of the Mexican Cultural Institute
Help Video Acc. 811.2006	1999	Video (color, sound)	2 min. ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Media and Performance	Gift of the artist
Natural Instincts Video Acc. 1660.2000.3	1999	Super 8mm film transferred to video (color, sound)	3 min. ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Media and Performance	Gift of the Mexican Cultural Institute
Soulmates (Alma Gemela) Video Acc. 1660.2000.4	1999	Video (color, sound)	2 min. ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Media and Performance	Gift of the Mexican Cultural Institute
We're Here to Serve You (Estamos Para Servile) Video Acc. 1660.2000.9	1999	Video (color, sound)	3 min. ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Media and Performance	Gift of the Mexican Cultural Institute
La Tombola Video Acc. 812.2006	2001	Video (color, sound)	7 min. ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Media and Performance	Gift of the artist
Colchones Individuales (Single Beds) Volume 1: Desolación Video Acc. 813.2006	2002	Video (black and white and color, sound)	18 min. ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Media and Performance	Gift of the artist
Someone Behind the Door Video Acc. 814.2006	2005	Video (black and white, sound)	12 min. ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Media and Performance	Gift of the artist