In the 1950’s, Post-War America experienced a period economic dominance. A wartime economy was transformed to a civilian economy to meet the soaring consumer demand. Appliances were one of the most popular consumer products advertised and purchased. Advertisements promoted the idea that women were the ones that were going to stay at home and use these products. Hence, I mocked the idea by depicting women as merely appliances in the home. I created appliance sculptures with legs and female genitals. I then set them up in a kitchen environment. In the center of the kitchen, I set the table serving mini vaginas instead of food, inviting my female viewers to come and dine (inspired by Judy Chicago’s Dinner Party).
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