Open Call for Artists
Metropolis Contemporary invites artists of any medium to take part in the Cheap and Low
exhibition.
Cheap and Low illuminates class struggle within art production. It aims to take a step against
canonical art, distance itself from the traditional oil tempera of the Masters, and position
Cheap and Low art in the epicentre of the contemporary art world.
Artists are not thematically tied to Cheap and Low, as long as there is an indication of
accessible and affordable use of products. We encourage artworks that attempt to
democratise art and whose use of materials responds directly to working-class art.
Metropolis Contemporary aims to promote emerging underrepresented artists and fight