WomanHouse is an evolving collective of feminist artists, writers, and academics who come together across the generations. Apartment will be their inaugural exhibition launching this project.
Taking its cue from Martha Rosler’s Monumental Garage Sale of 1973 this exhibition will begin with a yard sale. The space will be filled with items from our homes and studios: half made works that have been deserted, wood, canvases, fabrics and art materials we may once have thought we’d use, as well as all the other objects with which we live. This collection of things will present a tangled amalgamation of the closed spaces where we live and work, hinting at ideas and projects abandoned, the objects we gather for futures we give up and the private concerns we attempt to live out in our work. These will be for sale, and what is not sold will be used, repurposed, recycled over the course of the month that the group occupies the space to create a series of both collectively and individually made works. Taking this heterogeneous approach to collective work, the exhibition will be the testing ground for creating a space where artists can share knowledge and skills, while reflecting different ways of working together.
Apartment
April 12 – May 17
April 12 Yard Sale
Studio RCA, 1 Riverlight
Nine Elms Lane, London SW8 5AU