Mika Rottenberg's Productive Bodies
Camera Obscura, 2010, v. 25, no. 2, pp. 41-73
Mika Rottenberg is a video artist who has received widespread acclaim for her video installations which often feature bodies performing tasks that range from the extraordinary to the mundane. The author explores the intricacies of Rottenberg's depiction of industrial production, considering how her works dramatize the increasing capitalization of biological life itself.
ITEM 2010.125 – available for viewing in the Research Centre
Videos, Artworks and Artists Cited
Mary's Cherries – Mika Rottenberg
Julie – Mika Rottenberg
Time and a Half – Mika Rottenberg
Fried Sweat – Mika Rottenberg
Dough (2005) – Mika Rottenberg
Tropical Breeze – Mika Rottenberg
Drawing Restraint (1987–) – Matthew Barney
The History of Sexuality – Michel Foucault