Artist’s book. Mixed media, soft pacifier. 1993-1994.
40 x 55 x 5 cm (“The Crib” Installation)

In Album Children, Colombian born artist Beatriz Mejia-Krumbein, explores the politics of family and parenthood in her work. She uses a gigantic pacifier as a bookmarker to symbolize the way in which children are kept quite and entertained for the sake of adults.

Drawings of newborn babies on the cover of this altered interior designer’s fabrics sampler album may mislead the casual viewer. This is a powerful statement against child neglect, abuse and the practice of turning adoption into a lucrative business. (The National Museum Of The Women In The Arts, Library and Research Center. Bok As Art, 10^th Anniversary Exhibition March 10-October 4 1997, Washington, D.C.

Gigantic pacifier as a bookmark to symbolize the way
in witch children are kept quiet and entertained for the
sake of adults.

Drawings of newborn babies on the cover of this altered
interior designers fabric-sample album may mislead the
casual viewer. This is not a cheerful baby- book it is a
powerful statement against child neglect abuse and the
practice of turning adoption into a lucrative business.

BOOK AS ART. Anniversary Exhibition. March 10. The National Museum of Women, the Arts Library and Research Center.