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Margaret Harrison
England, b. 1940

Margaret Harrison England, b. 1940

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Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Margaret Harrison, Craftwork (The prostitution piece), 1980
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Margaret Harrison, Craftwork (The prostitution piece), 1980
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Margaret Harrison, Craftwork (The prostitution piece), 1980
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Margaret Harrison England, b. 1940

Craftwork (The prostitution piece), 1980
Audio, fabrics and mixed media.
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  • (View a larger image of thumbnail 1 ) Margaret Harrison, Good enough to eat, 1971
  • (View a larger image of thumbnail 2 ) Margaret Harrison, Good enough to eat, 1971
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Craftwork reflects upon women sexual exploitation and homeworkers’ rights. Taking the industrial crisis of the 70s in the United Kingdom as a starting point, Harrison reports the situation of many...
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Craftwork reflects upon women sexual exploitation and homeworkers’ rights. Taking the industrial crisis of the 70s in the United Kingdom as a starting point, Harrison reports the situation of many working-class women that saw themselves forced to become street prostitutes, in order to contribute to the poor family’s income. Harrison laments the loss of qualified know-how practiced by homemakers such as embroidery, sewing or knitting, in favor of an industrial revolution that embraced the production of all goods. This work was included in one of the key exhibitions on feminism, “Issues: Social Strategies by Women Artists”, curated by Lucy Lippard. The exhibition highlighted the feminist artistic practice socially oriented. In Chris Crickmay’s words, Harrison’s work was, among others, the one that “reflected social issues that had not hitherto appeared in art galleries”.

Craftwork reflexiona acerca de la explotación sexual de la mujer y de los derechos de las amas de casa. Trasladándose a la crisis industrial de Reino Unido de los años 70, Harrison denuncia la situación de muchas mujeres de clase obrera, que se vieron obligadas a ejercer la prostitución en la calle para poder contribuir a la economía familiar. Harrison lamenta la pérdida de saberes cualificados por las amas de casa como el bordado, la costura o el punto, en favor de una revolución industrial que abarcó toda la producción de bienes. Esta pieza fue incluida en una de las exposiciones clave sobre el feminismo, “Issue: Social Strategies by Women Artists”, comisariada por Lucy Lippard, en la que se reconocían prácticas artísticas feministas orientadas socialmente. En palabras de Chris Crickmay, el trabajo de Harrison fue, entre otros, el que destacó “reflejando preocupaciones sociales que, hasta el momento, no habían aparecido en galérías de arte”.
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