BB Mutter Courage und zwei typische Verbrechen einer Frau (BB Mother Courage and Two Typical Crimes of a Woman) from Book Drafts
Rosemarie Trockel
German, born 1952
1993
A printed paper book cover in which Rosemarie Trockel collages typography and a clipped photographic fragment to unsettle the canonical title Mutter Courage and suggest a critical, feminist re-reading of the theatrical text.
A lot of white space makes a narrow vertical black‑and‑white photo of a woman in heels and a few stark type elements—large initials “BB,” the title “Mutter Courage,” and a thin red band with small text—read like a deliberate incision, equal parts advertisement and provocation.
The work sits at the intersection of conceptual graphic design and feminist critique, using appropriation and minimalist layout to question mass‑media representation and to reopen established cultural narratives in 1990s contemporary art.
Medium
Printed paper
Dimensions
7 × 13 5/8" (17.8 × 34.6 cm)
Classification
Department
Credit
Anonymous gift
Accession
699.2015.33
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Art Terms
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