Martha Rosler

Martha Rosler: The Bowery in Two Inadequate Descriptive Systems

22 October 2012 – 10 February 2013

Martha Rosler, The Bowery in Two Inadequate Descriptive Systems, 1974-75, Series of 45 gelatin silver prints of text and images on 24 backing boards. Installation view, Martha Rosler: The Bowery in Two Inadequate Descriptive Systems, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington. Photo: Robert Cross

Martha Rosler, The Bowery in Two Inadequate Descriptive Systems (detail), 1974-75, Series of 45 gelatin silver prints of text and images on 24 backing boards. Installation view, Martha Rosler: The Bowery in Two Inadequate Descriptive Systems, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington. Photo: Robert Cross

Martha Rosler, The Bowery in Two Inadequate Descriptive Systems, 1974-75, Series of 45 gelatin silver prints of text and images on 24 backing boards. Installation view, Martha Rosler: The Bowery in Two Inadequate Descriptive Systems, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington. Photo: Robert Cross

Martha Rosler, The Bowery in Two Inadequate Descriptive Systems, 1974-75, Series of 45 gelatin silver prints of text and images on 24 backing boards. Installation view, Martha Rosler: The Bowery in Two Inadequate Descriptive Systems, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington. Photo: Robert Cross

Martha Rosler, The Bowery in Two Inadequate Descriptive Systems, 1974-75, Series of 45 gelatin silver prints of text and images on 24 backing boards. Installation view, Martha Rosler: The Bowery in Two Inadequate Descriptive Systems, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington. Photo: Robert Cross

Martha Rosler, The Bowery in Two Inadequate Descriptive Systems (detail), 1974-75, Series of 45 gelatin silver prints of text and images on 24 backing boards. Installation view, Martha Rosler: The Bowery in Two Inadequate Descriptive Systems, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington. Photo: Robert Cross

Martha Rosler, The Bowery in Two Inadequate Descriptive Systems, 1974-75, Series of 45 gelatin silver prints of text and images on 24 backing boards. Installation view, Martha Rosler: The Bowery in Two Inadequate Descriptive Systems, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington. Photo: Robert Cross

Martha Rosler, The Bowery in Two Inadequate Descriptive Systems (detail), 1974-75, Series of 45 gelatin silver prints of text and images on 24 backing boards. Installation view, Martha Rosler: The Bowery in Two Inadequate Descriptive Systems, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington. Photo: Robert Cross

Martha Rosler, The Bowery in Two Inadequate Descriptive Systems, 1974-75, Series of 45 gelatin silver prints of text and images on 24 backing boards. Installation view, Martha Rosler: The Bowery in Two Inadequate Descriptive Systems, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington. Photo: Robert Cross

Martha Rosler, The Bowery in Two Inadequate Descriptive Systems (detail), 1974-75, Series of 45 gelatin silver prints of text and images on 24 backing boards. Installation view, Martha Rosler: The Bowery in Two Inadequate Descriptive Systems, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington. Photo: Robert Cross