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 and Andy Wicks for the generous use of the gallery.
*Division of Labour is returning to London after five years embedded in a studio complex in Salford; Paradise Works is an integral part of the growing contemporary art ecology of the North West. Our presence across both London and Salford, reflects a historical dialogue between the intellectual ferment of Islington, where Marx spent time in exile, and Greater Manchester, whose industrial landscape shaped Engels’ observations and the early foundations of Marxist theory.