Artist:

Martha Rosler, born New York City 1943  Search this

Sitter:

Martha Rosler  Search this

Medium:

single-channel video, black and white, sound; 06:09 minutes

Type:

Media Arts

Date:

1975

Gallery Label:

In unsmiling deadpan, Martha Rosler parodies the role of the perfect TV housewife and cook. Running through an alphabet of kitchen utensils, she demonstrates each for the camera. Her gestures of hacking and stabbing are at times unnerving--thinly veiled expressions of frustration and rage. Rosler has said of this performance, "As the woman speaks, she names her own oppression."

A conceptual artist who has worked in many different mediums, including video, photography, and performance, Rosler made numerous pieces in the 1970s examining media representations of women's roles.

Topic:

Occupation\domestic\cooking  Search this

Architecture Interior\domestic\kitchen  Search this

Object\other\cookware  Search this

Portrait female  Search this

Credit Line:

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase made possible by the Ford Motor Company

Copyright:

© 1975, Martha Rosler. Courtesy Electronic Arts Intermix, NY

Object number:

2008.21.7

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection

Department:

Time-Based Media Art

On View:

Smithsonian American Art Museum, 3rd Floor, North Wing

Data Source:

Smithsonian American Art Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk77a93f360-dad4-47c6-b651-ac6173179b3c

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:saam_2008.21.7