Bowl of Fruit
Martha Rosler
Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art
On View: American Art Galleries, 5th Floor, Surface Tension
In her photomontages, Martha Rosler cuts out images of women’s bodies, mimicking corporeal trauma and the violence of war. In Bowl of Fruit, the image of a Vietnamese child crouching quietly on a modern kitchen counter is included. The contrast between the child and the wealthy white suburban home calls attention to the possibility for domestic complacency in the face of—and insulation against—an inundation of media depictions of the Vietnam War. Rosler also explores the housewife’s role as an audience for the distractions of consumerism, while she is at the same time depicted as a “product,” by juxtaposing the consumption of food, media, and pornography.
PORTFOLIO/SERIES
From the series: Body Beautiful, Beauty Knows No Pain
MEDIUM
Estimated chromogenic photograph
DATES
1966–1972
DIMENSIONS
20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm)
frame: 20 3/4 × 16 1/2 × 1 1/2 in. (52.7 × 41.9 × 3.8 cm) (show scale)
COLLECTIONS
Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art
ACCESSION NUMBER
2011.84
CREDIT LINE
Emily Winthrop Miles Fund
PROVENANCE
Prior to 2011, provenance not yet documented; by 2011, acquired by Mitchell-Innes & Nash, New York, NY; December 8, 2011, purchased from Mitchell-Innes & Nash by the Brooklyn Museum.
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EXHIBITIONS
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is on view in American Art Galleries, 5th Floor, Surface Tension
CAPTION
Martha Rosler (American, born 1943). Bowl of Fruit, 1966–1972. Estimated chromogenic photograph, 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Emily Winthrop Miles Fund, 2011.84. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Photograph courtesy of the artist, CUR.2011.84_TL2011.66_artist_photo.jpg)
EDITION
Edition: 8/10 with 2 APs
IMAGE
overall, CUR.2011.84_TL2011.66_artist_photo.jpg. Photograph courtesy of the artist
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RIGHTS STATEMENT
© Martha Rosler
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