Artist:

Margarita Cabrera, born Monterrey, Mexico 1973  Search this

Medium:

vinyl, copper wire and thread

Dimensions:

12 3/4 x 8 3/4 x 10 1/2 in. (32.5 x 22.3 x 26.7 cm)

Type:

Sculpture

Date:

2011

Exhibition Label:

Margarita Cabrera’s faux-leather appliances are reminders that many household electronics are made in factories in Mexico. The obvious craft process of sewing—emphasized by the exposed threads—symbolically makes visible the exploited human labor involved with mass production. Cabrera, who was born in Mexico and lives in Arizona, relates the sagging vinyl forms to the underpaid workers who help provide basic comforts in American homes.

This Present Moment: Crafting a Better World, 2022

Topic:

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Credit Line:

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment

Copyright:

© 2011, Margarita Cabrera

Object number:

2012.35.2A-D

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection

Department:

Painting and Sculpture

Data Source:

Smithsonian American Art Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7c5a4c891-d51f-497a-89a6-c2f226603819

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:saam_2012.35.2A-D