Martha Rosler - (Caitlin Size)

This is some of the Martha Rosler’s work that we have seen.

We have already seen some of Rosler’s work. A lot of it is an artistic commentary on everyday life or everyday objects. She will commonly give her work a distinctive woman’s perspective. Her performance piece “Semiotics of the kitchen” is no different. It is a look at the idea of a housewife and the tools they use throughout the day. In this piece Rosler lists kitchen utensils, one for each letter, as she picks up that utensil and demonstrates what it is used for. Her motions with each utensil become abrasive and almost aggressive. The piece is a commentary on the views of women in 1975.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zSA9Rm2PZA

Rosler was born in Brooklyn, NY. She received her BA from Brooklyn College in 1965 and her MFA from the University of California, San Diego in 1974. She works mainly in photo, text, installation, and performance as well as being writing as a critic.

Rosler currently teaches at the Mason Gross of the Arts at Rutgers University.