Arthur Renwick: Mask
Richard William Hill
The relationship between First Nations people and the camera extends from the mid-1800s to the present. Arthur Renwick creates photographic portraits of First Nations artists from various disciplines who were asked to think about the history of the camera and its relationship to the Indian. To undermine traditional Indian portraiture, he invited the sitters to look into the lens and make a facial gesture. Renwick’s subjects offered fresh and often startling images that are neither stoic nor noble. Richard William Hill is the author of numerous publications on First Nations artists, including The World Upside Down.
Richmond Art Gallery (05/2010) 32 pp col. ill. 8 x 8 in softcover 978-1-926594-12-5 $10.00 Can. $12.00 U.S. (8 euros)
Wanda Koop
Lynne Beavis, Deborah Koenker & Mary Reid
Recognized for her landscapes, Koop also creates portraits and figures. This pocket-sized publication features paintings of Chinese opera characters along with extensive notes and sketches recorded on Koop’s first trip to China in 1986. Also featured and discussed are recent works on robotics.
Richmond Art Gallery (05/2010) 220 pp 100 col. ill. 6 x 4 in softcover 978-0-9739389-2-0 $20.00 Can. $24.00 U.S. (16 euros)
Margaret Dragu & Pam Hall: Marginalia, Getting Out of the House
Glenn Alteen & Jeremy Todd
Publication documenting a correspondence project between Pam Hall (St. John’s, Nfld) and Margaret Dragu (Richmond, BC) is a joint investigation of community, sexuality, aging, and domestic life.
Richmond Art Gallery (2008) 40 pp ill. 6 x 6 in softcover 978-1-926594-03-3 Richmond Art Gallery (2008) $6.00 Can. U.S. (4 euros)
Paul Mathieu: Making China In China
Liz Magor
The evolution of Mathieu’s ceramic practice is articulated over the history of its production. He does not simply make ceramic pieces, functional or otherwise, rather the fabrication is a part of his interrogation of the place of ceramics and pottery in the world and in art.
Richmond Art Gallery (2006) 24 pp col. ill. 8 x 8 in softcover 0-9736574-4-8 $8.00 Can. U.S. (6 euros)