Behind the Scenes: Performing Conditions: Artistic Labor and Dependency as Form

April 29, 2026
Member Event
Two paintings showing the same image—a nude woman bending down to scrub a large basin—hang side by side. The painting on the left has looser, less detailed brushwork and fewer colors than the one on the right, as if it was created in “lower resolution.” The right painting is square, while the left one is “cropped” to a portrait aspect ratio.

Left: Reba Maybury, Masterpiece, 61, British Online Content Creator and boot fetishist. London, UK, 2025. 24 colors, acrylic on canvas, 19 7/16 x 15 3/4 in. (50 x 40 cm). Right: Reba Maybury, Amanda, British retired civil servant and cross dresser, 60s Blackpool UK, 2025. 48 colors, acrylic on printed canvas, 19 7/16 x 19 7/16 in. (50 x 50 cm). Courtesy the artist and Company Gallery, New York. Photo: David Stjernholm

Location
MIT List Visual Arts Center, 20 Ames Street, Building E15, Cambridge, MA 02139
Day & Time
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Admission
Member Event

List Center Members are invited to join a Behind the Scenes tour of Performing Conditions: Artistic Labor and Dependency as Form led by Natalie Bell, Chief Curator, and Ramona Ngin, Curatorial Assistant. 

Following the tour, join us for a reception in the List Center atrium with beverages from Momma's Grocery + Wine and light refreshments. 

This program offers members a unique opportunity to engage with the work on view through the insights of the exhibition’s curators. 

To RSVP, please email ssoh [at] mit.edu (Sarah Oh, Special Projects Manager). Members are encouraged to bring guests to Behind the Scenes Events. Learn more to join as a Member today.

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