Labor & Legacy is a public project which takes place in Privately-Owned Public Spaces (POPS) — it was initiated in the Fall of 2018 for Public School (CUNY Hunter College MFA program, led by Paul Ramirez-Jonas and Claire Bishop).
Similarly aligned to Labor & Legacy, it’s second iteration, Labor & Legacy II (2024), continuously involves handmaking a blanket for approximately 12 hours in a public space. The finished blanket will then immediately be given to someone outside in need. Labor & Legacy II comes at the intersection of current laws, rules, and attitudes which look to punish sleeping in public spaces.
