Exhibition at the Dom Museum Vienna

Work is not only a politically explosive topic, but also an existentially charged one. It permeates cultural, religious, and social systems of interpretation – as at once a norm, a burden, a hope, and a structure. The exhibition focuses on the human struggle with gainful employment: its necessity, meaningfulness, reasonableness, and design. It also delves into invisible, unpaid, or underpaid activities – such as care work, housework, artistic creation, forms of protest, and even procrastination. The show combines works from the Middle Ages to the present day to explore the personal and sociopolitical conditions of work. In addition to national and international loans and newly commissioned works, the exhibition also offers insights into the collections of Dom Museum Wien.