Bobby Baker
Conservative and sexist notions of ‘a woman’s place’ were rife in the ‘70s, and Baker was using the language of actions associated with women, such as motherhood and baking, to comment on consumerism, capitalism and greed as a destructive force. Her work uses accessible language and humour to make very serious points.
Bobby Baker
Performance documentation / Examples of works
An Edible Family in a Mobile Home, 1976, 13 Conder Street, Stepney, London, in 72-82 by William Raban (2014, 60 mins 20 seconds)
Study Room Ref: D2192
Art Supermarket, 1978, ICA, London in:
BARRETT, Michèle and BAKER, Bobby eds. (2007) Redeeming Features of Daily Life, London: Routledge
Study Room Ref: P1051
BATTISTA, Kathy (2013) Re-negotiating the Body: Feminist Art in 1970s London, I. B. Tauris
Study Room Ref: P2121
Pamphlet – Art Supermarket by Bobby Baker, Publisher: I.C.A. London, 1978
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Publications
BARRETT, Michèle and BAKER, Bobby eds. (2007) Redeeming Features of Daily Life, London: Routledge
Study Room Ref: P1051
Website
Talks/Interviews
Artists On: Live Art – Live Art Development Agency’s Documentation Bank
Study Room Ref: DB0107
