Mierle Ukeles uses assemblages, videos, installations, earthworks and performanc
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Question
Mierle Ukeles uses assemblages, videos, installations, earthworks and performance, to bring public attention to ecological and environmental issues in contemporary society. Which of the following applies to content in her work?
A. Some of her work involves remixing objects found in the garbage to make “recycled” art; thus drawing attention to recycling waste.
B. she draws the viewers attention to the structures and systems by which we process garbage; in one performance piece she personally shook the hands of hundreds of sanitation workers across NYC, talking to them and documenting their stories. In this way, she raised public awareness about the importance of sanitation workers in the cycle of waste.
C. She used a garbage truck as a base for sculpture, affixing mirrors to the side of the garbage truck, hoping that those seeing themselves reflected in the work would also reflect on their role in the production of waste and its disposal
D. all of the above
Explanation / Answer
A. Yes, She remixed objects found in the garbage to make "recycled" art.
B. In 1979, Ukeles took the project, called “Touch Sanitation”. In that performance piece she personally shook the hands of hundreds of sanitation workers across NYC, talking to them and documenting their stories. In this way, she raised public awareness about the importance of sanitation workers in the cycle of waste.
C. In 1983, with the help of New York Sanitation department, Ukeles affixed mirror to the side of a garbage truck hoping that those seeing themselves reflected in the work would also reflect on their role in the production of waste and its disposal.
Therefore the correct answer is option D. all of the above