Eve’s Rib Meets Lilith in Lima: Wynnie Mynerva’s Artful Rebellion

A single rib, removed from the artist’s own body, stands as the centerpiece of Wynnie Mynerva’s bold installation at the New Museum. This isn’t just shock value—it’s a living artifact, echoing a myth where Eve and Lilith, often cast as rivals, instead unite in a shared act of creation. Mynerva’s mural, painted in sweeping magentas and deep reds, tells a story that flips the script on traditional origin tales. Here, Eve offers Lilith her rib—not as a symbol of subservience, but as a gesture of solidarity and mutual origin. The installation’s physical gap, leading to the displayed rib, acts as a portal into the artist’s own body and narrative. Raised in a Catholic household in Lima, Mynerva reimagines religious stories as sites of resistance, using both paint and performance to challenge boundaries around gender and desire. The result is a work that is both deeply personal and provocatively universal—a myth retold, with the artist’s own body as proof. Sometimes, the most radical art is carved from the bones of old stories. #WynnieMynerva #ContemporaryArt #LatinAmericanArt #Culture