Annika Eriksson discussion event

We are not who you think we are / who can afford to be an art worker

Lapdogs of the Bourgeoisie Film & Events Programme

To accompany the exhibition Lapdogs of the Bourgeoisie there is a series of events, talks, tours and film screenings during May & July.

Each film screening will be preceded by two commissioned trailers: The Freedom of Negative Expression by Chris Evans and Lapdogs by Neil Cummings.

A discussion event initiated by Annika Eriksson before the exhibition preview.

As part of the series "We are not who you think we are", Annika Eriksson has commissioned Fatima Hellberg to set up a panel discussion where young writers, artists and curators explore the mode in which a young generation is shaped by the very pragmatics of working and living in the art world today.

It has always been difficult working in that complex field we call the art world; free work is a necessary initiation ritual, just like astronomically high student loans is an inevitable, but by no means guaranteed, entry price. Yet with the shrinking availability of space, reduced government support and a crumbling art market you have to ask who actually can afford to become an art worker. Even in that first stage when you consider working with art, your socioeconomic background will be there to influence the decision.

Panel members:
Metod Blejec is a Slovenian artist based in London.
Maurice Carlin is an artist and co-founder of the Islington Mill Art Academy.
Fatima Hellberg is a London based curator.
Helen Marten is an artist based in London.

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