Louise Lawler: Birdcalls 1972-81

Exhibition Website

Feb 1 2019 - Apr 6 2019

As part of an ongoing series of on-site projects, Louise Lawler's audio recording and text Birdcalls will be featured in the Museum's entrance and lobby. 

An artist famous for her post-modern critique of popular images, Lawler conceived the work early in her career while working on a collaborative project on the Hudson River piers in lower Manhattan. Having to leave the site late at night and growing frustrated with the way male and female labor was being recognized, Lawler resolved to loudly mimic the names of her famous male colleagues in the form of birdcalls. 

The audio recording sounds the names of twenty eight artists alphabetically and will be played on a continuous loop. The list of names will also be prominently displayed.

Credit: Exhibition overview from museum website.          

  • Multi-media / Digital / Video
  • American
  • Contemporary
  • Louise Lawler

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