Matthew Day Jackson (1974)
Lumpenproletariat (Alive)
2010 | wood and synthetic resin, urethane casting resin | 244 × 74 × 74 cm
With this artwork, Matthew Day Jackson looks at the pros and cons of progress. He sees humanity as walking a fine line between the two.
The title of this work refers to Karl Marx’s original term to describe the underclass, the unemployed, those who lacked awareness about their position in society. Our current advances in technology may create a new Lumpenproletariat who will have nothing to do as technology takes over.
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