Marginal Labor

Curated by Dr. Emily Goodman and Anthony Mead

Oct. 28-Nov. 19

This exhibition considers how labor that exists at the margins—because it is low or no-wage work, because it is essential but unglamorous, because it is invisible or internal—shapes our understanding of the people who perform these tasks and the roles they play in our society. Artworks in this exhibition will thus examine capitalist delineations of labor as well as how labor exists outside and beyond the marketplace, including, but not limited to, considerations of caretaking, ability/disability, and interpersonal and affective work. As such, this show hopes to disrupt the marginalization of various forms of labor and shine a light on the constructed hierarchies that privilege some types of work as more worthwhile than others.

  • Borealis
  • Maia Chao
  • Kate Gilmore
  • Sofía Ramírez Hernández
  • Emily Hanako Momohara
  • Tracy Marie Taylor
  • Grace Ramsey

Associated Programming:

  • Gallery HOP Closing Reception: Nov. 15 5-8 p.m., Curator Talk at 6 p.m.
  • Academic Affairs artist talk with Grace Ramsey: Nov. 14 12 p.m. in Morlan Gallery