Labouring Bodies: Art, Work and History

Submitted by Modern Art Oxford on January 15, 2020 - 09:52

Venue, Timing and Cost

Venue: 
Modern Art Oxford
Date(s): 
Thursday, 7 May 2020
Timing: 
6:30-8pm
Cost: 
£5,£3 concessions

“How I manipulate materials is as important to me as what is being represented. In this sense the notion of labor does not only exist in a social and historical context, it is present in the fabrication of each artwork.” – Johanna Unzueta

Join Dr Danielle Child for a talk exploring Johanna Unzueta’s varied practice in relation to themes of labour and capital in the 21st century.

Dr Danielle Child is a Senior Lecturer of Art Theory and Practice at Manchester School of Art. Her interests lie in the post-war and contemporary periods and in the relationships between artistic practice and labour. Within this area, she is interested in making visible the work and the workers who are often hidden.

Her recent book Working Aesthetics: Labour, Art and Capitalism (Bloomsbury Academic, 2019) examines the moments where art and labour intersect under capitalism, with an emphasis on the neoliberal period.

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