Public Artwork

Emotional Labour

Robin Collyer, Emotional Labour, 2000
Robin Collyer, Emotional Labour, 2000
Location:
University of Toronto, 3359 Mississauga Rd, Mississauga, ON, Canada
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Artwork creator(s): 
Collyer, Robin
Text author(s): 
Collyer, Robin
Installation year: 
2000
Remarks on location: 

On the campus of Erindale College

Description: 

Exterior sign with plastic letters

Text of the artwork: 

ESTABLISH EYE
CONTACT DON’T
FORGET TO SMILE
ENJOY YOUR MEAL
THANKS FOR COMING
TO HARVEY’S

INBUREAUCRATICCO
NTROLWORKERSOW
ENOTONLYAHARDDA
YSWORKTOTHECORP
ALSOTHEIRDEMEAN
ORANDAFFECTIONS

Text theme: 
Relationship between employer and employee, conditions in the workplace
Artwork theme: 

Communication strategies, commercial relationship between broadcaster, receiver and a message.

History: 

Artists in the exhibition: Ron Benner, Peter Bowyer, Corinne Carlson, Robin Collyer, Fastwurms, Robert Fones, Greg Hefford, Koh, David Kramer, Arnaud Maggs, Mark Kelly, Bernie Miller and Max Streicher.


Event: Logocity, Blackwood Gallery, Erindale College, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON.

Event date(s): 
2000
Artist's biography: 
Collyer, Robin
Document(s): 

Logocity

Blackwood_Gallery (2000).  Logocity. Toronto : Blackwood Gallery

Logo City. Blackwood Gallery and University of Toronto Erindale campus. Toronto

Vaughan, R. M. (2000).  Logo City. Blackwood Gallery and University of Toronto Erindale campus. Toronto. Azure. vol. 16, no. 131, p. 40

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