Labour and Wait

This compelling exhibition catalog features fifteen international artistswho bring 21st-century urgency to 19th-century principles of virtuethrough work and craftsmanship: Tonico Lemos Auad, Andrea Bowers,Colin Darke, Wim Delvoye, Daniel Dewar and Grégory Gicquel,Fischli and Weiss, Tim Hawkinson, Josiah McElheny, Grayson Perry,Mika Rottenberg, Allison Smith, Ricky Swallow, David Thorpe andJane Wilbraham. The title, adapted from Longfellow s A Psalm of Life, accompanies the exhibition, which highlights contemporary culture spreoccupation with authenticity and the handcrafted. Texts explorethe contradictions and connections between the handmade and recentexplosion of technological advancements. Excellent essays by GlennAdamson, V&A Museum; Britt Salvesen, LACMA; fiction writer WilliamGibson and exhibition curator Julie Joyce.