A three-month curatorial programme of exhibitions and discursive events presented by Division of Labour hosted by The Florence Trust.
The programme marks Division of Labour’s return* to working in London following a sustained period of activity in Manchester. This return is framed as a critical encounter with the London art economy, foregrounding questions of location, circulation, and value within a shifting cultural infrastructure. Division of Labour extends heartfelt thanks to the Florence Trust for the generous use of the gallery.
*Division of Labour was based on Herald Street in Bethnal Green from around 2016 to 2020 and is now returning to London after six years at Paradise Works, a studio complex in Salford that plays a leading role in the contemporary art ecology of the North West.
Our presence across both London and Salford, reflects a historical dialogue between the intellectual ferment of North London, where Marx spent time in exile, and Greater Manchester, whose industrial landscape shaped Engels’ observations and the early foundations of Marxist theory.