Feb 16, 2019 - Feb 16, 2019
GUEST CURATOR : DAISY DESROSIERS
Looking at the legacy of Black images and the making of cultural moments through visual platforms, The Banner Waves Calmly unfolds as an iteration of Theaster Gates' ongoing relationship with archival material while unpacking the meaning of its production. Understanding the need to retrieve and care for archival material as much as making creative... {read more}
A conversation with the curator Daisy Desrosiers and art critic Sky Goodden will be the closing event of The Banner Waves Calmly presented at Centre CLARK. Open to the public, this exchange aims to be an introspective take at the curator's interests around issues of visibility and representation. This will also be, for Desrosiers and Goodden, an opportunity to... {read more}
Feb 28, 2019 - Apr 06, 2019
According to artists Amy Lam and Jon McCurley, from the conceptual art duo Life of a Craphead, the past and ongoing effects of Western colonialism in areas outside of North America have not been sufficiently examined. In response to this problem, the duo endeavours to report on experiences and representations of colonialism in Asia. Through family histories, anecdotes, and popular references, Lam... {read more}
In geology, a pluton is a type of rock formed by the crystallization of magma deep beneath the earth’s or ocean’s crust.
Magma provides a fertile image to describe Carolyne Scenna’s practice. It evokes the flow of ideas and references that come together in her work. Furthermore, it illustrates the operation of networks and free associations that form the basis of an artistic approach that... {read more}
When In Doubt Assume the Most Dangerous Case immerses us in a world where sometimes contradictory atmospheres, like suspense, humour and appeasement, intertwine. The slow, calm narration guides us toward a fragmented and eventually tragic story that seems imprisoned in its own vicious circle. We sense a danger, but what is it? It is real or just our imagination?
The origins of this piece can... {read more}