Marianne Lettieri
Art of Manliness, 2020
100 vintage hand tools, sisal, deconstructed wool rug 180(h) x 36(w) x 36(d) inches
The piece explores cultural shifts in gender roles and identity associated with work as well as the repetitive and meditative aspects of hand labor.
Marianne Lettieri
Concupiscence, 2013
birch wood, found lace articles 136(h) x 108(w) X 54(d) inches
This work references the mathematical geometries that are shared by doilies and cathedral architectural schema and explores contrasts such masculine-feminine, hard-soft, monumental-intimate.
Marianne Lettieri
Necklace of Obsolescence, 2016
thread spools, vhs/audio tape, typewriter ribbon, 8mm film, photo negatives, sari cloth, hankies, neckties 24-foot circumference
This string of items that are rich in content but technically inaccessible and therefore worthless illustrates the futility of saving memories as values shift with time and ownership.
