By the early 1980s, the feminist, civil rights, and gay rights movements had drawn attention to the ways that bodies are represented. For many artists, the body became a critical as well as a vexed point of focus. Some imbued their work with a sense of action, drawing on experimental performance and dance practices. Others made use of images from media and advertising or utilized easily available products. This gallery includes many works in which the body merges with inanimate objects, forming a psychologically charged hybrid symbolic of a pervasive consumer culture.
Collection 1970s–Present
203
Hardware/Software
203
Hardware/
Fall 2019–Spring 2021
MoMA
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30 works online
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Jimmy DeSana Marker Cones 1982 -
Jimmy DeSana Cowboy Boots 1984 -
Maren Hassinger Leaning 1980 -
Barbara Kruger Untitled from Untitled (We Will No Longer Be Seen and Not Heard) 1985 -
Barbara Kruger Untitled from Untitled (We Will No Longer Be Seen and Not Heard) 1985 -
Barbara Kruger Untitled from Untitled (We Will No Longer Be Seen and Not Heard) 1985 -
Barbara Kruger Untitled from Untitled (We Will No Longer Be Seen and Not Heard) 1985 -
Barbara Kruger Untitled from Untitled (We Will No Longer Be Seen and Not Heard) 1985 -
Barbara Kruger Untitled from Untitled (We Will No Longer Be Seen and Not Heard) 1985 -
Barbara Kruger Untitled from Untitled (We Will No Longer Be Seen and Not Heard) 1985 -
Barbara Kruger Untitled from Untitled (We Will No Longer Be Seen and Not Heard) 1985 -
Barbara Kruger Untitled from Untitled (We Will No Longer Be Seen and Not Heard) 1985 -
Maria Lassnig Transparent Self-Portrait 1987 -
Senga Nengudi R.S.V.P. I 1977/2003 -
Joan Semmel Night Light 1978 -
Laurie Simmons Walking House 1989 -
Laurie Simmons Walking House 1989 -
Jo Spence with Terry Dennett Remodelling Photo History: Industrialization 1981-82 -
Jo Spence with Terry Dennett Remodelling Photo History: Industrialization 1981-82 -
Jo Spence with Terry Dennett Remodelling Photo History: Colonization 1981-82 -
Jo Spence with Terry Dennett Remodelling Photo History 1981-82 -
Jo Spence with Terry Dennett Remodelling Photo History: Realization 1981-82 -
Jo Spence with Terry Dennett Remodelling Photo History 1981-82 -
Jo Spence with Terry Dennett Remodelling Photo History 1981-82 -
Jo Spence with Terry Dennett Remodelling Photo History 1981-82 -
Jo Spence with Terry Dennett Remodelling Photo History: Victimization 1981-82 -
Jo Spence with Terry Dennett Remodelling Photo History: Revisualization 1981-82 -
Jo Spence with Terry Dennett Remodelling Photo History: Revisualization 1981-82 -
Jo Spence with Terry Dennett Remodelling Photo History 1981-82 -
Jo Spence with Terry Dennett Remodelling Photo History 1981-82
Artists
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Barbara Kruger
American, born 194529 exhibitions, 42 works online -
Laurie Simmons
American, born 194919 exhibitions, 25 works online -
Senga Nengudi
American, born 19439 exhibitions, 6 works online -
Joan Semmel
American, born 19322 exhibitions, 3 works online -
Terry Dennett
British, 1938–20181 exhibition, 13 works online - There are 9 artists in this collection gallery online.
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