Martha Rosler’s Bringing the War Home at Emory Visual Arts Gallery
September 11, 2008 at 6:11 pm by Debbie Michaud in A&E
Who wants to think about war and suffering when we’ve got Heidi Klum’s leggy “Project Runway” to distract us?
Martha Rosler does, and you’d be hard-pressed not to as well after a look at her Bringing the War Home series. Rosler’s cutting photomontages layer media clippings of iconic American images with scenes of social and political unrest.
It’s a challenge to chew on the issues our self-indulgence would keep us from thinking about.
The Emory exhibit includes work from the original Bringing the War Home (1967-1972), a commentary on the Vietnam War, and its contemporary counterpart Bringing the War Home: House Beautiful (2004), in response to the Iraq War and Bush administration.
The show opens tonight with a reception that lasts until 7:30 p.m.
Bringing the War Home. Through Oct. 17. Free. Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sat., noon-4 p.m. 700 Peavine Creek Drive. 404-712-4390. visualarts.emory.edu/events/index.html.
(Photo “Hooded Captives,” 2004, by Martha Rosler)
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