Mierle Laderman Ukeles

Portland State University MFA Monday Night Lecture Series

Go See It

  • Portland State University: Shattuck Hall Annex
  • 1914 SW Park Ave.
  • Portland OR 97207, Map
  • Capacity: N/A
  • Free Admission
  • All Ages
  • Mon . May 18 . 7:30-9 pm (At the corner of SW Broadway and Hall.)

Mierle Laderman Ukeles is a New York based artist known for her feminist and service oriented artwork. In 1969 she wrote a manifesto entitled Maintenance Art—Proposal for an Exhibition, challenging the domestic role of women and proclaiming herself a "maintenance artist". One of her most well-known projects Touch Sanitation (1970-1980), involved shaking hands with more than 8,500 workers in the New York City Department of Sanitation while saying "Thank you for keeping New York City alive."

Portland State University's Art Department offers free public lectures every Monday night of the school year. This is the twenty-fifth lecture of the fourth year of the PMMNLS. The PSU MFA Monday Night Lecture Series is supported in part by PICA, Reed College, Lewis and Clark College, and The NW Film Center. If you or your organization are interested in becoming a supporter of the lecture series please let us know.

View the complete list of upcoming lectures.