Since the 1960s, artists around the world have been critically examining care work, such as Margaret Raspé, Gabriele Voss, Tomaso Binga, Anna Daucíková, Hackney Flashers, Mako Idemitsu, Ana Victoria Jiménez, Mary Sibande and Jinran Ha. These artists have addressed the physical strains of daily work, deconstructed the myths surrounding “labour of love,” demonstrated the conditions that structurally marginalize female care workers, and made visible the mechanisms that still devalue cooking, cleaning and caring today. This bilingual catalogue is the first comprehensive overview publication on care work in the visual arts.

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