"We all know what Rosie the Riveter looked like, and what she stood for. Ford-era production line labor -- and the rise of powerful unions -- left us indelible portraits of work in mid 20th century America. Before that, Dickens created searing portraits of labor in the proto-industrial era, as Millet and his followers recorded a vivid picture of agrarian labor in mid 19th century Europe. But what does work look like today in a global economy marked by outsourcing, rapid migration, disruptive economies, and a state of labor that seems fractured, precarious, and almost invisible? With video, sculpture, photography, and performance art from 25 artists, this exhibition examines the way labor is represented today (and how some contemporary workers choose to represent themselves)."
MASS MoCA, The MASS MoCA Blog, Bureau for Open Culture
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