Curating Class 2: Laura Claveria and Simon Marginson on Curating and Researching [uz], [uz], [uz]

“Being faithful to the diversity of the artists involved; avoiding tropes; challenging stereotypes... Celebrating the enormous vitality and creativity of artists from working-class backgrounds...” Exhibitions Curator at The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery Dr Laura Claveria gives a brief introduction to the process of curating the 2025-26 exhibition [uz], [uz], [uz]: Artists from Working-Class Backgrounds. Dr Simon Marginson discusses how he researched the University of Leeds’ Art Collection in preparation for the exhibition, and the methodology he developed for what’s thought to be the first full class audit attempted by a gallery or collection. Recorded in front of a live audience at Curating Class: Rethinking Art Exhibitions Methodologies, a day of talks and discussions hosted by the University of Leeds Cultural Collections & Galleries in spring 2026 to coincide with the 2025-26 exhibition ‘[uz], [uz], [uz]: Artists from Working-Class Backgrounds’ at The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery. Co-produced by University of Leeds Cultural Collections & Galleries and the Working Class British Art Network. Image: Mary Lord, Sunset (detail), oil on board, 1964. Orphan work. Cultural Collections and Galleries, University of Leeds Libraries, Art Collection