Battery Mixer

Date2003

Label TextThe artist replaced the parts of these appliances manufactured in Mexico with sewn vinyl. Shifting from assembly-line construction to the creation of a singular object, the sculptures emphasize the work process and measure the geography of labor in a global marketplace.

Object number2015.7.1

ProvenanceThe artist; [Talley Dunn Gallery, Dallas, Texas]; purchased from gallery by Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington, 2015

Photo CreditPhoto: Elizabeth Mann

Exhibition HistoryAustin, Texas, Women and Their Work, Maquila, Oct. 9 - Nov. 13, 2004. Reproduced p. 1. El Paso, Texas, Adair Margo Gallery, Maquila, Jan. 2005. Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Pop Departures. Oct. 9, 2014 - Jan. 11, 2015. Text by Catharina Manchanda, et al. No cat. no., p. 101, not reproduced. Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Reverberations: Contemporary Art and Modern Classics, Dec. 22, 2022 - ongoing.Published ReferencesMay, Jaqueline. “Margarita Cabrera, Maquila.” The Austin Chronicle, November 12, 2004. Sokolec, David. “Bicultural and Multilevel: Margarita Cabrera.” Glasstire: Texas Visual Art. January 2, 2005.

Credit LineModern Art Acquisition Fund and General Acquisition Fund

Dimensions10 x 7 x 10 in. (25.4 x 17.8 x 25.4 cm)

MediumVinyl, thread, metal, electric parts