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MsHeresies #2: Useful Work versus Useless Toil

Author(s): Ehde, Johanna and Rafstedt, Elisabeth

Pages: 32

Year: 2019

Publisher: Rietlanden Women’s Office

URL: https://rietlanden.womensoffice.nl/

Abstract: The second issue of MsHeresies, Useful Work Versus Useless Toil, with Elisabeth Rafstedt. More about the project in this Walker Art Center article. The issue will be available in some book shops, libraries, galleries and on the Rietlanden Women's Office Website. \\'The most radical thing to do would be to stop. To collectively stop toiling and consuming, and just rest. We need a good Animal Rest. This is rest in abundance and completely free from anxiety. It can not be achieved on an individual level, it is not a private matter of self-help, wellness, and mindfulness – that’s toiling too. It is the rest that the 'beast-like pain', inherent in all work demands! It’s a collective, radical rest.'

Category: Art Theory/Art History

Location: Arnhem

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