Showing posts with label labour. Show all posts
Showing posts with label labour. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

upcoming show


BODY BREAK: Performative works
by David Whitten and Vincent Chevalier

David and Vincent will be occupying the Red Bird Gallery for the month of July. The fruits of their labour will be ripe for the picking between July 23rd and July 26th. Vernissage: July 23rd, 7:00PM to midnight.

Red Bird Gallery. 135 Van Horne

Thursday, April 9, 2009

i'm walking...

yes indeed.

this monday and tuesday i will be walking across the city with a work cart that i built with my own hands! it sort of looks like this except totally more DIY:



i will be walking the following route

From the avant-cart

watch out for me as i perform this lengthy task of unskilled labour. i start walking at 10 a.m. from the ev building at 1515 ste-catherine st west.

coffee and donuts will not be refused if offered...

for an idea of what kind of work this is, here is documentation of a past performance of labour, this time exploring notions of privilege, celebrity, and spectacle: