Alexis HUNTER New Zealand, 1948-2014
The Marxist's Wife (still does the housework), 1978/2005
20 colour laser copies on archival paper, in 4 framed panels
109.5 x 36 cm each panel
A woman cleans an image of Karl Marx emblazoned with the words “Revolutionary”, “Thinker”, “Man”, but the surface becomes increasingly dirty as she approaches the word “Man”. The work is...
A woman cleans an image of Karl Marx emblazoned with the words “Revolutionary”, “Thinker”, “Man”, but the surface becomes increasingly dirty as she approaches the word “Man”. The work is a comment on Marx’s refusal to acknowledge female domestic labour in the home, as perceived by French feminist writer Hélène Cixous.
Exhibitions
Women in Revolt! Art and Activism in the UK 1970-1990, Whitworth, The University of Manchester, 7 March – 1 June 2025Women in Revolt! Art, Activism and the Women’s movement in the UK 1970–1990, Tate Britain, London, 2023-2024
An Emergency Exit Sealed Shut: Lou Hubbard and Alexis Hunter, Kunstverein Amsterdam, 22 April - 3 June 2023
Women Look At Women, Richard Saltoun Gallery, 15 February - 31 March 2018
Literature
Alexis Hunter: Feelers Unbidden Tongues #8, 2023. Published by Kunstverein München. ISBN: 9789490629298
Alexis Hunter: Photographic Narrative Sequences. Exhib catalogue, Edward Totah Gallery, 1981. 1978 vintage version illustrated