Nobody Wants to Work Anymore
Exhibition Nov 3–25th, 2022
PLACE – 735 NW 18th Ave. Portland, OR
“Nobody wants to work anymore,” was the phrase appearing in job ads, op eds, and on hand printed signs at the counters of thousands of businesses across the US over the past 2 years. The bosses hanging these signs were unable to see what was really happening. Nobody wanted to work for them, under these conditions, anymore. Employees at all levels had seen their employers' willingness to sacrifice them in the service of business as usual, and their response was one of the largest mass resignations in US history. Un-organized and unsung workers were revolting with this simple act of repossessing the value of their own bodies, time, and labor. It sent shock waves through the American economy, revealing the power that ordinary people could have to affect the ways they are ordered to live their lives. What they were saying was that nobody wants to risk their life for work that only benefits the boss, nobody wants to have to choose between their family or their paycheck, or to face a choice between destitution and death by disease or disaster. The truth behind those signs is that everybody wants to spend their time on activities that are meaningful, contribute to their communities. This show is inspired by the collaboration between artist and labor organizers doing the work of collective solidarity, to take back our lives from the wealthy and powerful few and to build a new world for all of us.
Associated Events
Free & open to the public
Opening Reception
First Thursday November 3rd, 2022 6-9pm
Gallery Hours
November 3rd-25th, M–F 10am–5pm
Propaganda Party & Closing Reception
Friday November 25th, 2022 5-8pm
Collaboration with Roger Peet of Justseeds
with free art and propaganda by a variety of participating artists
Public call!
Tell me your stories and thoughts about work/ing.
Call and leave me a voicemail: (971) 266 - 0011
After Work
A free dinner series, with conversation and visioning of a radical future beyond work as we know it. Part of the exhibition, Nobody Wants to Work Anymore.
Thursday October 20th, 6-9pm
Thursday October 27th, 6-9pm
PLACE 735 NW 18th Ave, Portland, OR 97209
FREE with RSVP … Required to hold your seat!
