White Trash, Linda Lighton

Artwork Overview

born 1948
White Trash, 2003
Where object was made: Kecskemet, Hungary
Material/technique: glaze; Herend porcelain
Dimensions:
Object Height/Width/Depth (Height x Width x Depth): approximate dimensions installed 10 x 60 x 45 cm
Object Height/Width/Depth (Height x Width x Depth): 3 15/16 x 23 5/8 x 17 11/16 in
Object Height/Width (Height x Width): egg shells approximately 3.8 x 2.5 cm
Object Height/Width (Height x Width): 1 1/2 x 1 in
Object Height/Width (Height x Width): bottles approximately 17.1 x 6.4 cm
Object Height/Width (Height x Width): 6 3/4 x 2 1/2 in
Credit line: Museum purchase
Accession number: 2010.0027.a-k
Not on display

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Brosseau Center for Learning: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Access

What happens to our food waste when we throw it out? Where does it go? Just because our food waste leaves our conscious minds and immediate surroundings once we throw it away does not mean it ceases to exist. White Trash brings everyday food waste back to our attention as a reminder of what we leave behind.

Visible and Divisible America: In Conversation with the 2019–2020 KU Common Book

Chris Offutt’s essay “Trash Food” from Tales of Two Americas explores the ways food crosses the boundaries of class as well as race, noting that “trash food” is the food poor people can afford to eat. In Lighton’s White Trash, visitors are confronted with ceramic pieces of garbage made from white porcelain. The title also provokes other possible meanings associated with the phrase “white trash.”

Visible and Divisible America: In Conversation with the 2019–2020 KU Common Book

Chris Offutt’s essay “Trash Food” from Tales of Two Americas explores the ways food crosses the boundaries of class as well as race, noting that “trash food” is the food poor people can afford to eat. In Lighton’s White Trash, visitors are confronted with ceramic pieces of garbage made from white porcelain. The title also provokes other possible meanings associated with the phrase “white trash.”

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