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Photo of collection object Optimisim/Pessimism: Constructing a Life — Rosler, Martha. Optimisim/Pessimism: Constructing a Life, 1981. Video (black and white, sound), 44 min.. Gift of the artist and Galerie Nagel, Berlin, 591.2012. (Photo: MoMA)

MoMA

Optimisim/Pessimism: Constructing a Life

1981

Martha Rosler

American, born 1943

Media and Performance

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Rosler, Martha
Classification: Video
Formatted Medium: Video (black and white, sound)
Medium: video, black, white, sound
Dimensions: 44 min.
Departments: Media and Performance
Accession Number: 591.2012
Credit Line: Gift of the artist and Galerie Nagel, Berlin

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