September 2024

Morris-Wandle 1884

Useful Work vs Useless Toil

Useful Work vs Useless Toil

Sep 6 - Oct 24, 2024|Exhibit

Useful Labor vs Useless Toil is a pamphlet and lecture given by the decorative artist, poet and philosopher William Morris in 1884. It was a critique of the waste and inequality inherent in the capitalist system exacerbated by the Industrial Revolution. A new relationsh...