From Edict to Edict - The Textiles Industry in the East End

'Starting at the Social Fabric exhibition, the history of the textile trade unfolds through the streets of Spitalfields and concludes at the exhibition The Stuff That Matters. Textiles collected by Seth Siegelaub for the CSROT at Raven Row.

In the Social Fabric exhibition at Rivington Place textiles are used to explore labour, capital, colonialism and international trade. In the 19^th Century Karl Marx's account of the cotton industry tracked fifty years of boom and bust and the effects this had on workers in Britain and its colonies (and in particular India). Social Fabric cross references historical and contemporary accounts, focusing on works by two artists Sudhir Patwardhan and Alice Creischer, presented alongside extensive archival material.

This is a joint event organised by Raven Row and Iniva ( Institute of International Visual Arts).

Find out more / find out about Iniva's Social Fabric exhibition.

Please try to arrive at least 10 minutes before the tour is due to start. If, after booking this event you find you are no longer able to attend please let us know so that we might offer your place to someone else.

Rivington Place: 0207 749 1240 / bookings@rivingtonplace.org