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The 1930s: The Making of “The New Man”
Edited by Jean Clair
The role of art in the rise of totalitarian ideologies is the focus of an international group of scholars and curators whose goal is not to expose the ties between art and power, but to go to the heart of that power : biology. By focusing on the period’s fascination with biology, they compare two impacted areas: the arts, where the idea of metamorphosis produced an aesthetic revival; and politics, where the struggle to bring about a eugenic and racist renewal had unprecedented consequences for society. Highlighting the enormous stylistic diversity and sociopolitical complexity of the decade, this thematically-driven publication takes the form of a story in nine episodes. The complexity is reflected in the works of the artists who dealt with the dramatic upheavals of the times according to their personal convictions, fears, hopes or disappointments. Richly illustrated with works by, notably, Salvador Dali, Pablo Picasso, Wassily Kandinsky, Max Ernst, August Sander, Alexander Rodchenko, Lisette Model, Jean Arp, Jackson Pollock, Walker Evans, Diego Rivera and many more. Contributors include: Éric Michaud, author of The Cult of Art in Nazi Germany (Stanford University Press) ; Sander L. Gilman, author of Freud, Race and Gender (Princeton University Press) ; Didier Ottinger of the Centre Pompidou, Paris ; and Jean Clair, former director of the Musée Picasso, Paris.
National Gallery of Canada (06/2008) 396 pp 210 col. ill. 11.5 x 9 in softcover 978-0-88884-853-6 $70.00 ($75.00 U.S. / 56 euros)
Ron Mueck / Guy Ben-Ner: Real Life
Jonathan Shaughnessay
This publication of a joint exhibition brings together two important voices in contemporary art for the first time. The juxtaposition of Australian-born Mueck’s hyper-realist sculptures with Israeli-born Ben-Ner’s installations and videos creates a narrative about the contradictions, challanges and creativities of the human condition. Among the works discussed are Old Woman in Bed, Head of a Baby and A Girl (Mueck) and Treehouse Kit and Stealing Beauty (Ben-Ner). Published on the occasion of the exhibition at the National Gallery's Shawinigan Space. In English and French.
National Gallery of Canada (06/2008) 24 pp col. ill 9 x 8 in softcover 978-0-88884-852-9 $9.95 ($12.95 U.S. / 8 euros)
Caught in the Act: The Viewer as Performer
Edited by Josée Drouin-Brisebois
National Gallery of Canada (October 2008) 216 pp 94 col. ill. 9 x 7 in softcover 978-0-88884-855-0 $39.95 ($42.95 U.S. 32 euros)
Lord Dalhousie: Patron and Collector
René VilleneuveGeorge Ramsay, Ninth Earl of Dalhousie, served as Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia (1816–1820), then as Governor-in-Chief of British North America (1820–1828). During his 12 years in Canada, Dalhousie both commissioned and collected a stunning variety of artworks. Featuring some 130 works from his collection, this publication underscores the patron’s unique point of view and his influence on the development of art in Canada. Dalhousie’s original eye and diverse interests are highlighted by the array of watercolours and wash drawings, engravings and lithographs, silhouettes, architectural drawings, models, and decorative pieces.
National Gallery of Canada (03/2008) 200 pp col. ill. 11 x 10 in softcover 978-0-88884-845-1 $49.95 Can. ($54.95 U.S. / 40 euros)
Central European Drawings from the National Gallery of Canada
Mitchell B. Frank with Erika Dolphin
Five hundred years of draughtsmanship in the German-speaking countries of Europe magnificently illustrated with seventy outstanding works. Drawn from the National Gallery of Canada's permanent collection with many published here for the first time, they include graceful figure studies by Dürer and Klimt, engaging Romantic landscapes by Koch and Hackert, graphic Expressionist sketches by Kirchner and Nolde, and disturbing modern caricatures by Dix and Grosz. Ranging from from the Renaissance to the early 20th century, these drawings reflect the transformation of a territory from its rule by the Holy Roman Empire to its modern identity as the independent states of Germany, Switzerland and Austria. A scholarly essay considers the works within their complex historical and artistic contexts. Accompanied by seventy individual notations, each illustrated with a full-colour plate. Mitchell B. Frank is Associate Professor of Art History at Carleton University, Ottawa. Erika Dolphin is Assistant Curator, European and American Art at the National Gallery of Canada.
National Gallery of Canada (12/2007) 200 pp 70 col. ill. 10.5 x 8 in softcover 978-0-88884-831-4 $49.00 Can./U.S. (39 euros)
Daphne Odjig
Bonnie Devine, Duke Redbird & Robert Houle
The discovery, in the 1950s, of the ancient iconography of the Algonkian people was a lightning rod for the collective Aboriginal conscience in Canada. When Daphne Odjig and Norval Morrisseau began to produce paintings in the 1960s depicting the Algonkian legends they were heralded as the heirs of that ancient lineage. As Morrisseau pursued his characteristic iconic style, Odjig developed a varied and experimental graphic and narrative practice. Comparisons have been drawn between her work and cubism, surrealism and abstract-expressionism. Yet, while her aesthetic investigations place her outside any one stylistic genre, her themes and imagery remain distinctly Aboriginal. The drawings and paintings presented here represent forty-four years of Daphne Odjig's artistic production and include examples of her legend paintings, history murals, erotica, abstractions and landscapes. As a group, these works articulate the breadth of Odjig's visual engagement with her personal and cultural history. As a linear narrative, they trace the remarkable development of the artist from initial experimentation to mature mastery of her media. Daphne Odjig has exhibited worldwide and is a 2007 recipient of the Governor General's Award in Visual Arts, the country's highest such honour.
National Gallery of Canada (07/2007) 144 pp col. ill. 11 x 8 in softcover 978-0-88884-840-6 $44.95 Can./U.S. (36 euros)
One, Some, Many: 3 Shows by Carsten Höller
Jonathan Shaughnessy with Jennifer Allen and Matthew L. Levy
Carsten Höller's extraordinary artistic production is reflected in this remarkable publication. Documenting three exhibitions, one of which is a world premiere, it presents each exhibitions within its own book, the whole ingeniously bound together within a single binding, thereby making this volume the most comprehensive and stimulating inquiry into Höller's career to date. Known for his interactive installations, such as the enormous slides he created for Tate Modern, Höller responds to the industrial spaces of the National Gallery's Shawinigan site with moments of genuine transformation for the viewer. The essayists examine key aspects to Höller's practice: the role of doubt and wonder as seen through Histories of The Laboratory of Doubt, his interest in the nature of public gatherings as seen through Amusement Park, and the communication between species as seen through The Belgian Problem, a complex new installation involving live starlings, which required the assistance of zoos, wildlife specialists and the Canadian Ministry of Natural Resources. In English and French.
National Gallery of Canada (06/2007) 186 pp 100 col. ill. 9 x 7 in softcover 978-088884-837-6 $49.95 Can./U.S. (40 euros)
Modernist Photographs from the National Gallery of Canada
Ann Thomas
This original publication, which focuses on the early decades of the twentieth century, is the first in a new series devoted to the study of photographic masterpieces from the National Gallery of Canada's international collection. Examining the expansive, innovative and often contradictory modernist ethos that shaped the creation and use of photographic art from 1900 to 1940, this generously illustrated publication highlights dozens of works from Germany, England, Czech Republic, United States, France, Russia, Hungary, Japan and Canada. An introductory essay describes the development of photography artistically, technically and socially. Following the essay, 79 individual works are presented within the context of their times. Each is illustrated with a full-page duo tone plate. Among the artists are some of the world's greatest photographic innovators, notably Eugène Atget, Margaret Bourke-White, Brassaï, Walker Evans, Dorothea Lange, Lisette Model, Alexander Rodchenko and Edward Weston
National Gallery of Canada (05/2007) 200 pp 250 ill. (98 col.) 10.5 x 8 in softcover 978-088884-829-1 $49.00 Can./U.S. (39 euros)
Index to National Gallery of Canada Exhibition Catalogues and Checklists 1880-1930
Philip Dombowsky
This publication is the latest milestone in the ongoing efforts of the National Gallery of Canada's Library and Archives to document and make accessible the vast store of information represented by the Gallery's exhibition history. As such it is similar in content and format to the two-volume Index to Nineteenth Century Canadian Catalogues of Art published in 2004. This current publication presents 10,209 entries from forty-nine catalogues and sixty-five unpublished checklists and is divided into three cross-indexed sections: a list of catalogues, an artist index and a listing of collectors. Also included is a detailed history of the Gallery during the years under discussion. In English and French.
National Gallery of Canada (03/2007) 514 pp ill. 11 x 8 in softcover 978-088884-835-2 $100.00 Can./U.S. (80 euros)
De-con-structions
Josée Drouin Brisebois
De-con-structions focuses on works by Quebec artists whose interventions question the museum as idea and context. The practices of these artists are experimental in that they seek new ways to perturb our expectations of what is an art object and how galleries have come to inform and influence our experience of art. The installations created by these artists prompt the museum to confront and question its role of collecting, preserving, and displaying art. In their hands, the gallery space itself is transformed from a repository for art into an artist's studio and laboratory. Partcipating artists are Michel de Broin, Jean Pierre Gauthier, Karilee Fuglem, Tricia Middleton and Annie Thibault.
National Gallery of Canada (04/2007) 32 pp col. ill. 9 x 8 in softcover 978-0-88884-833-8 $12.95 Can./U.S. (10 euros)
National Gallery of Canada Review: Volume 5 (2006)
Edited by David Franklin
Published annually, this unique scholarly journal stands as an independent publication and is an incomparable research tool for the international art community. Scholars from Canada and around the world investigate various aspects of the National Gallery's rich collections, treating both Canadian and non-Canadian subjects. This edition highlights the work of Renaissance sculptor Alessandro Vittoria, Victorian painter George Frederic Watts, contemporary American artist Nancy Spero as well as an essay on 18th and 19th century auction catalogues. Appearing in print for the first time, each essay is the result of original research and is amply documented and illustrated with numerous colour plates. In English with French translations.
National Gallery of Canada (01/2007)
166 pp 56 ill (22 col.) 10.5 x 8 in softcover 978-0-88884-823-9 / ISSN: 1492-8035 $25.00 Can./U.S. (20 euros)
Art Metropole: The Top 100
Kitty Scott, Jonathan Shaughnessy, Peggy Gale & AA Bronson
Founded in 1974 by artist group General Idea, Art Metropole was one of the first artist-run centres in Canada as well as one of the first to collect and preserve international art ephemera from the 1960s on. These rare multiples, mail art pieces, artist's books and audio works by major figures such as Maria Abramovic, Christian Boltanski, Chris Burden and John Cage, are now housed in the National Gallery of Canada. From the collection of over 13,000 items, one hundred have been chosen to illustrate a movement and a time. Among the writers, Peggy Gale provides a history of both Art Metropole and General Idea. AA Bronson, co-founder of General Idea, offers a text generated from the alphabetical checklist of 'The Top 100'. The artist uses both objects and people as starting points for anecdotal and personal commentaries on individual works and artists. This singular publication is an essential resource for students, teachers and anyone interested in the origins of contemporary art practice as related by those who were there.
National Gallery of Canada (12/2006) 140 pp 100 ill. 9 x 7 in softcover 9-780888-848215 $32.00 Can./U.S. (26 euros)
Cai Guo-Qiang: Long Scroll
Pierre Théberge with Mayo Graham and Jonathan Shaughnessy
This publication provides a rare opportunity to understand Cai's work in the larger context of an artist born into a traditional artistic milieu, whose career has long flourished in Asia, and whose practice is concerned as much with Chinese painting of the 13th century as it is with events of the 21st. By providing one of the grandest interior spaces for its exhibition, the National Gallery of Canada has enabled the artist to bring not only the monumental installations for which he is known, but also other large-scale pieces from his own collection. Large-format drawings, sculptural installations, a fifteen-meter-long fishing boat as well as a brush painting by his father, a 'literati' artist, are just some of the works that illuminate the long scroll that is Cai Guo-Qiang's journey of the imagination. A profusely illustrated original monograph with essays and an interview with the artist. Cai Guo-Qiang's has exhibited, most notably, at Mass MoCA, The Smithsonian, the Tate Modern, Deutsche Guggenheim Berlin and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
National Gallery of Canada (06/2006) 92 pp 60 col. ill. 8.5 x 9.5 in softcover 0-88884-814-5 $34.95 Can./U.S. (28 euros)
Baroque Masterworks from the National Gallery of Canada
Erika Dolphin
Publication accompanying the National Gallery's most recent touring exhibition of its extensive collection. In order to convey the diversity of the period the publication features twelve works by artists working in different countries and in different social, economic, political and religious climates. Among them are El Greco, Rubens and Rembrandt. An introductory essay is followed by scholarly critiques and full colour illustrations of each work. An excellent introduction to understanding the artists and their times.
National Gallery of Canada (09/2006) 32 pp 30 col. ill. 8.5 x 11 in softcover ISBN : 0-88884-826-9 $8.95 Can./U.S. (7 euros)
British Drawings from the National Gallery of Canada
Douglas E. Schoenherr
The National Gallery of Canada holds one of the largest collections of British drawings outside of the United Kingdom. Seventy works ranging from the 18th to the 20th centuries are presented in full-page colour plates and documented with historical and artistic commentaries. Artists include such notables as Aubrey Beardsley, Edward Burne-Jones and Thomas Gainsborough. Also available in a French language edition.
National Gallery of Canada (2005) 196 pp 218 ill. (70 col.) 10.5 x 8 in softcover 0-88884-802-1 $49.00 Can./U.S. (39 euros)
Inuit Sculpture Now
Christine Lalonde
This publication focuses on sculpture from the past decade and considers some of the subtle changes that have come to play in the artists' approaches to their subjects and their media. Also available in a French language edition.
National Gallery of Canada (2005) 36 pp 21 col. ill. 11 x 7 in softcover No ISBN $8.00 Can./U.S (6 euros)
Elements of Nature
Pierre Théberge with Mayo Graham and Jonathan Shaughnessy
A look at thirteen contemporary artists whose sculptures, installations, paintings, and multimedia works take the elements of nature as their guiding thematic to explore the natural world and our relationship to it. Also available in a French language edition.
National Gallery of Canada (2005) 96 pp 108 ill. (80 col.) 8.5 x 6 in softcover 0-88884-809-9 $19.99 Can./U.S (16 euros)
Michael Semak
Andrea Kunard
In the 1960s and early 1970s, the photographer seamlessly introduced himself into strange and often troubling environments. Often compared to Diane Arbus and Danny Lyon, Semak's work is distinguished by its subtle blend of spontaneity and composition. Produced in association with the Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography. In English and French.
National Gallery of Canada (2005) 83 pp 55 ill. 10.5 x 8 in softcover 0-88884-806-4 $29.95 Can./U.S. (24 euros)
The 60s in Canada
Denise Leclerc & Pierre Dessureault
This major critical retrospective provides an authoritative overview of the wealth of artistic expressions that swept the country. The abundance of creativity and the multiplicity of approaches that marked the period are conveyed through two essays and over 100 images, many of them archival. A French language edition is also available. Produced in association with the Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography
National Gallery of Canada (2005) 188 pp 11 x 9 in 150 ill. softcover 0-88884-796-3 $45.00 Can./U.S. (36 euros)
Index to Nineteenth-Century Canadian Catalogues of Art
Jonathan Franklin
This unique reference tool identifies, dates and establishes ownership of works of art thereby facilitating research on the history of artistic production and art collecting. This two volume set contains 43,629 entries for works by 4,545 artists in 266 catalogues with a supplementary index of 1,660 names of collectors. In English and French.
National Gallery of Canada (2004) 2 volume set: Vol 1 (A-L) 983 pp; Vol 2 (M-Z); 1066 pp 11 x 8 in
0-88884-786-6 (Both volumes. Sold together). $175.00 Can./U.S. (140 euros)
Protean Picasso: Drawings and Prints from The National Gallery of Canada (out of print)
Diana Nemiroff
The first publication to consider the National Gallery's considerable holdings covering many periods. Accompanied by a scholarly essay. Also available in a French language edition. (Temporarily unavailable)
National Gallery of Canada (2004) 28 pp 16 col. ill. 11 x 8.5 in softcover No ISBN $4.95 Can./U.S (4 euros)
Confluence: Contemporary Canadian Photography
Martha Hanna
This publication highlights the work of some of Canada's finest practitioners including Michael Snow, Lynne Cohen, Geneviève Cadieux, Geoffrey James and Jeff Wall. With eleven colour plates and seventeen artists' biographies. Produced in association with the Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography. In English and French.
National Gallery of Canada (2003) 74 pp 25 ill.11x8 in. hardcover 0888847696 $24.95 Can./U.S. (17 euros)
David Rabinowitch
Josée Belisle, David Carrier et al
Published on the occasion of the first major solo exhibition in Canada for the New York-based Canadian sculptor, this publication highlights the developments of a sculptural and graphic practice drawn from the confluences of science, literature and philosophy. Co-published with the Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal. Also available in a French language edition.
National Gallery of Canada (2003) 120 pp 110 ill. (35 col.) 12.5 x 10 in. softcover 0-88884-771-8 $44.95 Can./U.S (31 euros)
Italian Drawings from the National Gallery of Canada
David Franklin
This survey of the finest Italian drawings from the 16th to 18th centuries, one of the largest single collections in North America, highlights the work of seventy artists. Also available in a French language edition.
National Gallery of Canada (2003) 176 pp 143 ill. (70 col.) 10.5 x 8 in softcover 0-88884-766-1 $49.00 Can./U.S (39 euros)
National Gallery of Canada Review Volume IV 2003
Marion H. Barclay et al
In this volume: a study of of Queen Elizabeth I through 16th century engravings ; attribution of a 16th century German portrait; analysis of an unpublished study based on a work by Rubens; drawings by silversmiths in 19th century Québec; and the story of Greg Curnoe's controversial muralmaking in the 1960s. In English and French.
National Gallery of Canada (2003) 176 pp 62 ill. (14 col.) 10.5 x 8 in softcover 0-88884-789-0 $25.00 Can./U.S. (20 euros)
National Gallery of Canada Review Volume III 2002
François-Marc Gagnon et al
In this volume: neoclassic Picasso; figurative elements in the work of Jackson Pollock; landscape and abstraction in the work of Borduas; Paul Klee in historical perspective; an analysis of two works by Gauguin; the art of the daguerreotype and more. In English and French.
National Gallery of Canada (2002) 280 pp 84 ill. (37 col.) 10.5 x 8 in softcover 0-88884-772-6 $25.00 Can./U.S (20 euros)
Elusive Paradise: The Millennium Prize
Diana Nemiroff & Johanne Sloan
Publication documenting the creation of a new international prize in the visual arts - and the selection of its winner. Among the artists featured are Janet Cardiff (recipient), Liz Magor and Jana Sterbak. Also available in French. New price.
National Gallery of Canada (2001)
152 pp 83 ill. (53 col.) 12 x 8 in 0-88884-720-3 $9.95 Can./U.S. (8 euros)
National Gallery of Canada Review Volume II 2001
Cathy Busby et al
In this volume: a study of the 19th century Canadian painter Théophile Hamel; new documentation on the works of Gustav Klimt; a new interpretation of works by Giuseppe Maria Crespi; an investigation into the career of the 16th century Netherlandish artist Hans Snellinck; and an interview with contemporary Canadian artist Ken Lum. In English and French.
National Gallery of Canada (2001) 170 pp 52 ill. (22col.) 10.5 x 8 in softcover 0-88884-752-1 $25.00 Can./U.S (20 euros)
National Gallery of Canada Review Volume I 2000
Colin B. Bailey et al
In this volume: the rediscovery of an early Boucher; a new look at a portrait by Girodet; an analysis of works by Piero di Cosimo; an essay on photographic pioneer Farnham Maxwell Lyte; and a tribute to the career of the Gallery's Kathleen M. Fenwick. In English and French.
National Gallery of Canada (2000) 158 pp 55 ill. (9 col.) 10.5 x 8 in softcover No ISBN $25.00 Can./U.S (20 euros)
The National Gallery of Canada: A Canadian Cultural Treasure
Edited by Pierre Théberge
National Gallery of Canada (1999) 36 pp 38 col. ill. 9 x 8 in softcover 0-88884-710-6 $4.95 Can./U.S (4 euros)
Lines of Enquiry: British Prints from the David Lemon Collection
Douglas E. Schoenherr
Lines of Enquiry focuses on a unique private collection of British prints dating from 1820 to 1955. This is the first time a comprehensive selection of such prints, comprising over 200 works, has been donated to the National Gallery of Canada. Artists include William Blake and Augustus John. Each entry is comprised of an image, historical and artistic notations and provenance. Also available in a French language edition. Now available at a new price.
National Gallery of Canada (1997)
180 pp 141 ill. 12 x 9 in softcover 0-88884-674-6 $9.95 Can./U.S. (8 euros)
Baroque to Neo-Classical: Sculpture in Quebec
René Villeneuve
This publication presents and discusses works produced between 1650 and 1850, that is from the founding of the colony to the dawn of the industrial era. Essays explore the evolution of sculpture in Quebec from its baroque roots to its own identifiable style. Abundantly illustrated with dozens of colour plates, primarily of religious artifacts. Also available in a French language edition. Now available at a new price.
National Gallery of Canada (1997)
220 pp 168 ill. (29 col.) 11.5 x 9 in softcover 0-88884-662-2 $9.95 Can./U.S. (8 euros)
A Place For Art: The Architecture of The National Gallery of Canada
Witold Rybczynski
By situating the gallery within many historical precedents of museum design, Rybczynski provides a highly readable account of the creation of the country's largest and most important public art institution. Now available at a new price. In English & French.
National Gallery of Canada (1993)
108 pp 159 ill. (50 col.) 12 x 8 in softcover 0-88884-620-7 $9.95 Can./U.S. (8 euros)
The Croscups' Painted Parlour
Victoria Baker
National Gallery of Canada (1990) 96 pp 56 ill. (4 col.) 10 x 9 in softcover 0-88884-597-9 $9.95 Can./U.S. (8 euros)
The MacCallum-Jackman Cottage Mural Paintings
Pierre B. Landry
National Gallery of Canada (1990) 64 pp 50 ill. 10 x 9 in softcover 0-88884-598-7 $9.95 Can./U.S. (8 euros)
The Tabernacle of Paul Jourdain
René Villeneuve
The tale of the discovery and restoration of an alterpiece created in the 17th century. Also available in a French language edition.
National Gallery of Canada (1990)
96 pp 58 ill. 10 x 9 in softcover 0-88884-593-6 $9.95 Can./U.S. (8 euros)
One Of The Most Beautiful Chapels In The Land
Luc Noppen
The story of the dramatic resurrection of a unique neo-Gothic chapel built in 1887 and dismantled many years later, only to be rebuilt and integrated into the National Gallery.
National Gallery of Canada (1988) 108 pp 81 ill. (8 col.) 10 x 9 in softcover 0-88884-576-6 $9.95 Can./U.S. (8 euros)
Canadian Art: Volume 1 ( A-F)
Edited by Charles C. Hill & Pierre B. Landry
This handsome hardcover edition contains more than 300 biographies of Canadian artists, from Adamson to Fuller, and features more than 700 illustrations of works from the National Gallery's permanent collection. Also available in a French language edition.
National Gallery of Canada (1988)
447 pp 710 ill. 10.5 x 9 in hardcover 0-88884-545-6 $74.95 Can./U.S. (60 euros)
European and American Painting, Sculpture and Decorative Arts: Volume 1 (1300-1800)
Edited by Myron Laskin Jr. and Michael Pantazzi
This two volume hardcover boxed set, one volume with text and one with plates, presents 262 works by over 200 artists from 1300 to 1800. A biography of the artist as well as comprehensive documentation accompanies each work. A subsequent volume is not yet published.
National Gallery of Canada (1987)
Boxed set including 1 book of 364 pp (all text) and 1 book of 276 pp 275 ill. 10.5 x 7 in hardcover
0-88884-531-6 $129.95 Can./U.S. (104 euros)
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