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Maintenance Artist: Exploring Creativity, Labor, and the Art of Everyday Life Through Film
Paperback
Entertainment & Performing ArtsFilm Guides & Reference
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Apr 1 2026
Pages: 76
Weight: 0.25
Height: 0.16 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
It all begins with the unnoticed hands that keep our world running-the custodians of everyday life, the people whose work often goes unseen. Imagine a life where the ordinary becomes extraordinary, where taking out the trash or cleaning the streets transforms into art itself. This is the world of Mierle Laderman Ukeles, the groundbreaking artist who challenged what it means to create and to care.
Maintenance Artist captures her journey: a daring exploration of creativity, labor, and public art, told through a visionary cinematic lens. From her early life as a painter to her revolutionary role as the first artist-in-residence at New York City's Department of Sanitation, the film illuminates how Ukeles elevated maintenance work into performance, philosophy, and cultural commentary.
In this book, you'll uncover:
- The inspirations and ideas behind Ukeles' groundbreaking manifesto on maintenance and care.
- How the film brings these concepts to life through stunning visual storytelling.
- The social, cultural, and feminist insights that make her work resonate decades later.
- Exclusive analysis of the cinematic techniques, interviews, and narrative choices that make the film compelling.
Whether you're an art enthusiast, a lover of documentary cinema, or simply curious about the intersection of creativity and everyday life, this book provides a thoughtful, illuminating guide to understanding one of the most original voices in contemporary art-and the film that celebrates her work.
Dive in, reflect, and see the art of the everyday like never before. Click the BUY button NOW to explore the story, the creativity, and the vision behind Maintenance Artist.
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