“Untitled” (pink nurses) sculpture; 1990 |
“Medicine Cabinet” (carved apples, babyfood jars, vodka & cabinet) 1995; 20"x 14"x 5" |
“Untitled” (rock held up by a tea cup) gravity sculpture; 1996 |
 “Boy in Pink; Boy in Blue” (boy) 1994-1999 |
 “Boy in Pink; Boy in Blue” (boy) 1994-1999 |
 “Girl in Pink; Girl in Blue” (girl) 1994-1999 |
“Girl in Pink; Girl in Blue” (girl) 1994-1999 |
“Knitting” sculpture 2000 |
“Buttering Mrs. Butterworth” 2000 |
“Empty House Suported by Stuff” (detail) 2000 |
“Flowers” (photo) 2004 |
“Pink Pussy” (photo) 2004 |
“Flying Squirrel” (banner), Inside Out The Woodstock Byrdcliffe Outdoor Sculpture Show, Woodstock, NY 2006; 62"x 52" |
Artist Statement
Political consciousness is inseparable from my own art making, but at the same time I see “political art” as having become a narrow label.
The ordinary and everyday are important themes in my work, i.e., shopping, menstruation, household objects, and daily tasks. I never know where or what my work will come out of so I do not separate my art making from the activities in which I am engaged; and I like to feel free to
express ideas through a variety of media. Television and other forms of mass media do not directly inform my artwork. However, I regard television, movies, and urban advertising as the major artworks of today, in terms of their influence on and reflection of our culture.
—M/E/A/N/I/N/G #16 (page 25), Nov 1994
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