As the General Motors plant in Lordstown, Ohio halted production
and faced possible closure, displacing its workers, artist LaToya
Ruby Frazier joined with these workers, their families, and their
local union leaders to tell the story of the plant in its final
days. After more than fifty years of automobile production and a
commitment to manufacture the Chevrolet Cruze until 2021, the
facility was recently “unallocated” by GM, as the company
shifts its focus toward overseas manufacturing and the production
of electric and autonomous vehicles. For many, this meant uprooting
their families and giving up the support of a close-knit community.
Those who turned down transfers to GM plants in other states lost
their income, pensions, and benefits. The Last Cruze, which sets
out to amplify the voices of the auto workers in Lordstown,
introduces a new chapter to Frazier’s work in investigating
labor, family, community, and the working class. Exhibited at the
Renaissance Society in 2019, this body of work includes over sixty
photographs, alongside the written stories of the workers, and was
staged within an installation that echoes the structure of the
plant’s assembly line. This substantial catalogue includes
extensive documentation of the work and introduces new essays and
dialogues by contributors including Coco Fusco, David Harvey,
Werner Lange, Lynn Nottage, Julia Reichert, Benjamin Young, and
members of the local chapter of the United Auto Workers.
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