Edward Burtynsky, Manufacturing #17, 2005. Courtesy the artist. ©Edward Burtynsky
Since today is Labour Day, M-KOS is putting together a shortlist of contemporary artworks that put the issue of work and labour into perspective.
Many artists have documented and presented art pieces that often challenge and pose alternatives to labour as a the social condition of art production.
Which “work†of art comes to mind for our readers? Please feel free to suggest more in the comment box below !
Santiago Sierra, 133 personas remuneradas para ser teñidas de rubio (133 persons paid to have their hair dyed blonde), 2001. Installation view, Venice Biennale. Courtesy of Galerie Peter Kilchmann, Zurich.
Rirkrit Tiravanija, Soup/No Soup, Le Grand Palais, 7 April 2012, Photos: Marc Sanchez. Courtesy Rirkrit Tiravanija
Mladen Stilinović, Artist at work, 1978. Courtesy Mladen Stilinović