Through video, enlarged sculptures, a create your own diploma station, and a reimagining of the standard resume format, the artist attempts to play, antagonize and reflect on what it
means to enter the labor force.Highlights of this exhibition will be Please Congratulate Me, an enlarged sculpture of a graduation tassel that will be hung from the building and Intern as Art, a performative piece in the form of a hired an intern who is paid to gallery sit, search for more
permanent employment online, and enthusiastically talk to gallery about works in the show and his or herself.
Even if imprisonment does not permanently crush an imprisoned offender, it
means loss of
employment, temporary (if not
permanent) loss of family, risk of harmful influences from other prisoners and few chances of future
employment.
Although the Directive states that agency workers must be informed of vacancies so that they have «the same opportunity as other workers in that undertaking to find
permanent employment», this did not
mean that they must be able to apply for the vacancies on an equal footing.