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Optimism/Pessimism: Constructing a Life, 1981
In this video, Martha Rosler examines the feminist movement’s attempts to renegotiate historically basic rights. Reading a text in the first person, the artist enumerates the different domestic, sexual and gender negotiations established by heterosexual couples in the face of internal and external pressures.
Technical details
- Original title:
- Optimism/Pessimism: Constructing a Life
- Registration number:
- 3233
- Artist:
- Rosler, Martha
- Date created:
- 1981
- Date acquired:
- 2008
- Fonds:
- MACBA Collection. Barcelona City Council long-term
- Object type:
- Audiovisual recording
- Media:
- Single-channel video, b/w, sound, 44 min
- Credits:
- MACBA Collection. Barcelona City Council long-term loan
- Copyright:
- © Martha Rosler
- It has accessibility resources:
- No
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