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“If a person cannot be happy without remaining idle, idle he should remain.”

– Robert Louis Stevenson, ‘An Apology for Idlers’, 1876

Adam, Chernobyl © Vinca Petersen, 2007

This site has been developed to coincide with the Industry & Idleness exhibition curated by Sophia Crilly (Bureau) at Contemporary Art Society, London, from 28th September 2010 – 24 March 2011.

The site contains contextual information relating to the exhibition, profiles for the exhibiting artists and related organisations, and written excerpts from the accompanying publication.