Martha Rosler: Feb 7

An Evening with Martha Rosler
Wollman Hall, Eugene Lang Building
65 West 11th St, 5th fl (enter at 66 West 12th)
February 7, 2008, 6pm

The Arts Program at Eugene Lang College presents the Visiting Artist for Spring 2008, Martha Rosler. Ms. Rosler, who has been active as an artist since the early 1970s, will give a presentation of her work including photography, performance, writing, and video.

Rosler is an artist who works primarily with images and texts. Most of her work concerns social issues, manifested at various sites such as the kitchen, the television set, and the streets and transportation systems. Describing her work, Rosler says, "The subject is the commonplace—I am trying to use video to question the mythical explanations of everyday life. We accept the clash of public and private as natural, yet their separation is historical. The antagonism of the two spheres, which have in fact developed in tandem, is an ideological fiction—a potent one. I want to explore the relationships between individual consciousness, family life, and culture under capitalism." Rosler's career retrospective, Positions in the Life World, was exhibited in Europe and New York City. Rosler lives in Brooklyn.

Free; no tickets or reservations required; seating is first-come first-served

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