ADELITA HUSNI-BEY PLAYING TRUANT

7 Dec 2012-3 Feb 2013

Overview

Solo exhibition by the Libyan Italian artist. Husni-Bey’s practice is built upon research and collaboration and encompasses drawing, painting, collage, video and participatory workshops. Her work often looks at social relations in different socio-political contexts, from late capitalism to other alternative social imaginaries. Set against current controversies about the role of state education in England, her exhibition at Gasworks sets out to compare today’s neo-liberal understanding of ‘free school’ with past and present models of self-run or ‘anarchist’ education.