John Powell Jones: WORK DRINKS at STOCK Gallery

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John Powell Jones: Work Drinks

17 May-6 June 2019

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John Powell Jones: Work Drinks – exhibition at STOCK Gallery in Levenshulme, Manchester
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A new installation by Manchester-based artist John Powell Jones, WORK DRINKS is an exploration of performative workaholism, corruption and deception. STOCK Gallery in Levenshulme (Manchester) invites you to take a break from rising and grinding, from working hard to look busy and to join the lazy, the entitled and the workshy for an evening of WORK DRINKS.

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