"Launch/Lunch, 1982-2023"
By Erika Rothenberg

This piece creatively exposes American "exceptionalism" (and its hubris, corruption, privilege, and prejudice) in a non-didactic and humorous way, with an intersectional feminist edge. Rothenberg's recurring themes of how proud we humans are of what we think up, and how we use those ideas to destroy each other take center stage in this fun and commanding piece.

Details

• Medium: Archival Pigment Print on Paper
• Size: 18" X 28"
• Shipping: Artwork will be shipped by the artist directly to the purchaser. Purchaser will cover the shipping cost and insurance

Artist Bio

Born in New York City. Lives in Los Angeles

Erika Rothenberg uses words, images and diverse media, from painting to drawing to photography to large-scale public artworks and museum installations.

Her work has been exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art, New York; Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles; Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago; Hirshhorn Museum, DC; Documenta IX, Kassel, Germany; and is in many private and public collections. Freedom of Expression National Monument, a giant megaphone in New York City, sponsored by Creative Time in 1984 and 2004, was featured at the Museum of The City Of New York 2017-18. House of Cards, my 1992 MoMA, New York exhibition of 90 satirical greeting cards, was recreated at Zolla Lieberman Gallery Chicago in 2015; Charlie James Gallery, Los Angeles in 2016; and Susan Inglett Gallery, NY in 2018.

Rothenberg attended the University of Chicago until she was kicked out for participating in a student protest. Before becoming a full-time artist, I was the first woman art director at McCann-Erickson advertising agency in New York, working on Coca-Cola, the New York Times, and other clients. Additionally she is the founding member of the Guerrilla Girls.

Recent exhibitions include the Hirshhorn Museum DC., Museum of The City of NY, the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, We Rise. Los Angeles, the San Diego Institute of Art. and Bunker Artspace, Miami.