Sophie cox

The artworks in the exhibition ‘Succumb to the Sale’ are the culmination of practice-led research through a Master of Fine Arts into the structures of the art world. The works resulted from an investigation into the institutions of the artworld and its connection to the capitalist system in which we live. The exhibition posists the question if an art scene outside this consumerist system is possible through examples of artists and collectives trying to break out of capitalist control. The work aims to emulate such art practices through recycled materials, political iconography and slow, crafts-based practices.