'8 Hours of work' featuring Josh Kline and Pedro Reyes at CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts, San Francisco, USA

23 October 2025

From 29 October – 20 December 2025, the CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts presents '8 Hours of work' featuring Josh Kline and Pedro Reyes.

This exhibition inaugurates CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts 11th research season focused around the topic of labor. It features archival materials from the San Francisco Labor Archives, including ephemera from the California Labor School. The second gallery features a work by Josh Kline, and serves as a screening room with works by Pedro Reyes, Kenneth Tam and Harun Farocki, amongst others.

The Bay Area has been at the forefront of many labor movements, such as the San Francisco General Strike in 1934, which played a role that ultimately led to the establishment of Social Security and the 8-hour workday. Labor is on our mind: 8 hours of work, 8 hours of rest, 8 hours of what you will is organized by Daisy Nam, Diego Villalobos, and Jeanne Gerrity with assistance from Zipporah Hinds. This program is made possible thanks to the Teiger Foundation, and the Wattis Leadership Circle.

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Image: Josh Kline, Universal Early Retirement (spots #1 & #2), 2016.