An exhibition of photography, paintings and sculptures depicting working class Britain, mostly
in the 20th century, with a particular emphasis on marginalised groups.
I visited the exhibition just after it opened and can recommend it. I always worry
a bit that exhibitions claiming to be about the “working class” are
just going to be poverty porn
but this
was something many of the displayed artworks were explicitly created to object to.
They do a particularly good job of telling the stories behind the exhibits, from the
Tate Modern’s snobbish refusal to exhibit the works of Beryl Cook to the objections
of Jack Smith to his domestic paintings being described as “Kitchen Sink” by the art world.
I just wish these stories had been placed front & centre, rather than hidden away on small cards.