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Social Fabric

19 Jan – 10 Mar 2012
An exhibition in which textiles are used to explore colonial history, international trade, labour and militant politics

About the exhibition

Introduction to the exhibition

Social Fabric is a exhibition focusing on the textile industry and its relation to capital, labour, colonialism, international trade and radical politics. Contemporary artworks are shown alongside original journals from Marx, Indian Chintz, films and mill workers’ recordings.

Gallery

Artwork featured in the exhibiton

Film programme

Films relating to the themes of the exhibition are shown daily in the Education Space. Curated by Shanay Jhaveri

Video

Social Fabric curator Grant Watson introduces the exhibition in this short video clip

Social Fabric symposium

A dynamic group of writers, curators and artists working with textiles are brought together on 10 March including Sarat Maharaj, Janis Jefferies and Carol Tulloch. Find out more about the programme for the day

Events and People

Talk

08 Feb 2012
The Potosi Principle

Workshop

18 Feb 2012
Labour relations with Neera Adarkar

Curatorial Exhibition Tour

01 Mar 2012
Social Fabric exhibition tour

Walking tour

03 Mar 2012
From Edict to Edict - The Textiles Industry in the East End

Symposium

10 Mar 2012
Social Fabric symposium

People

Find out more

Project Bibliography

Read up on the artists and themes in the exhibition with a bibliography prepared by the Stuart Hall Library

Press release

Social Fabric

Links

Karl Marx – Capital: Critique of Political Economy
Read this Marx text - the starting point for the exhibition

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