The Cultures of Work
dal 23/5/2000 al 17/9/2000
Segnalato da
Centre de Cultura Contemporà nia
23/5/2000
The Cultures of Work
Center of Contemporary Culture, Barcelona
The concept of tripalium, the Roman punishment, has been passed down through
the centuries to refer to work in general, as opposed to labour, work seen from the
point of view of dignification and professionalism, more than a penance.
The
exhibition The Cultures of Work takes a look back at the past, though
concentrating mainly on the last two hundred years, during which time work has
become a veritable catalyst of man’s life in areas such as social and productive
organisation and the creation of characteristic class traits; but it has also, needless
to say, been the cornerstone of the process of progressive mobilisation of a
historically sedentary society and why not? of the creation of utopias and
dreams in the collective imaginary.
The exhibition, co-produced with Mission pour la célébration de l’an 2000, will be
presented at the same time in Barcelona and Forbach (France), in the town’s
colliery, currently in disuse. It will use set reconstructions, installations and
audiovisual resources, along with original objects from the world of work, to reflect
on the theme.
Space Hall 2
General curator Josep Ramoneda
Assistant curators Isabella Pace, Oriol Pibernat
Executive curator Liliana Antoniucci
Scientific Committee FermÃn Bouza, Carmen Pena, Manuel Castells, Ettore
Gelpi, Jean Kaspar, Richard Piani, Jacques Thevenot
Direction of audiovisual productions Jordi Balló
Production CCCB, Mission pour la célébration de l’an 2000 and Forbach 2000
Designers Dani Freixes and Pep Anglà (Varis Arquitectes)
Opening times of exhibitions
Tuesday, Thursday and Friday: 11am-2pm and 4pm-8pm
Wednesdays and Saturdays: 11am-8pm
Sundays and public holidays: 11am-7pm
Mondays which do not fall on a public holiday: closed
Summer opening times (16th July-28th September)
Tuesday-Saturday: 11am-8pm
Sundays and public holidays: 11am-7pm
Mondays which do not fall on a public holiday: closed
Centre de Cultura Contemporà nia
c. Montalegre, 5, 08001 Barcelona