Labouring Bodies

Description

Labouring Bodies examines from a feminist perspective the complex relationships between the body and technology. It highlights how women's bodies, in particular, have been shaped and controlled by machines since the modern era. The focus is on bodies that work, care, and give birth, which remain invisible to this day and have been systematically ignored in history. In this regard, the exhibition's title, with the ambiguity of "labouring" as paid work and childbirth, reflects the close intertwining of work (production) and biological reproduction (reproduction). The exhibition offers the opportunity to discover art from the early 20th century to the present day from a new angle and to reflect on central social questions concerning the body, work, and care. What is the influence of mechanization on our life and work world? Which forms of work are paid – and which remain invisible? And to what extent is the division of labor that supports our society fair? Female artists: Berenice Abbott, Monira Al Qadiri, Rosa Barba, Alexandra Bircken, Daniela Brugger, Ursula Burghardt, Feliza Bursztyn, Cercle d'Art des Travailleurs de Plantation Congolaise, Helen Chadwick, Sella Hasse, John Heartfield, Pati Hill, Rebecca Horn, Juliana Huxtable, Doruntina Kastrati, Mary Kelly, Aurora Király, Kiki Kogelnik, Azade Köker, Suzanne Lacy, Magda Langenstrass-Uhlig, Alice Lex-Nerlinger, Ani Liu, Lee Lozano, Alexandra Navratil, Katja Novitskova, Ernestyna Orlowska, Frida Orupabo, Margaret Raspé, Ruth Wolf-Rehfeldt, Tabita Rezaire, Evelyn Richter, Niki de Saint Phalle, Marilou Schultz, Jean Tinguely, Doris Ziegler, etc. a. Note: This text was translated by automatic translation software and not by a human translator. It may contain translation errors.

Highlights

• Exhibition on the body and work
• Art from the early 20th century to the present
• Female artists in the spotlight

General Information

The exhibition "Labouring Bodies" at the Museum Tinguely in Basel explores the relationships between the body, work, and technology through a feminist perspective. It highlights the invisible bodies that have been neglected in history, while raising essential social questions about mechanization and fairness in the division of labor.

Location

Paul Sacher-Anlage 1, 4058 Basel, Switzerland

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