Contemporary Art Explained: Sarah Lucas
Channel: Dr Tim Gregory: Short Arts
Date: 2021-10-19

Artwork: Sarah Lucas Two Fried Eggs and a Kabab 1992

Themes: Post-Feminist Art, Identity Politics, Gender Critique, Performativity

Description: In this video I discuss how Sarah Lucas uses simple jokes to make complex arguments about the construction of gender. Gender is defined as something that is repeated, not something that is “natural”. The formation of identity is revealed as the process of repeating external influences until they start to feel internal.

Educational Resource: A list of discussion questions, a studio activity, definition of key terms and artist quotes can be found here:
https://www.timgregoryprojects.com/shortartsseasonone

Short Arts is a free video series written and produced by Dr Tim Gregory, Lecturer in Art at UNSW, Sydney (Eora Nation). Short Arts connects contemporary art to big and radical ideas.