Cantor Arts Center
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Stanford, CA 94305-5060
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How the nine-to-five gave artists ways to make a living
How the nine-to-five gave artists ways to make a living
Narsiso Martinez, Legal Tender, 2022. Ink, charcoal, gouache, simple leaf, and collage on cardboard produce boxes, 92.5 x 278 in. (234.95 x 706.12 cm). Sean Leffers. Courtesy of Charlie James Gallery. Photo by ofstudio
The simplicity of the idea behind ‘Day Jobs’, an exhibition that explores how workaday occupations have shaped what artists make, conceals the inventiveness at its core. By examining dozens of artists – including such well-known figures as Lillian Schwartz and Andy Warhol as well as less established ones – through the lens of their non-art work, curator Veronica Roberts flips the script.