Joyce
Wieland
Isaacs Seen
Edited by Donnalu Wigmore
Av
Isaacs and the galleries he founded had a profound influence on the
Canadian art scene for nearly fifty years. From the 1955 opening of
the Greenwich Gallery through the three decades of the Isaacs Gallery
and the Isaacs/Innuit Gallery, Avrom Isaacs has been a prime mover of
art and artists. Reminiscent of a scrap book with hundreds of
photographs from private collections, this publication provides the
reader with an intimate look at the man and the artists he fostered.
Isaacs was first in Toronto to open a contemporary art gallery and
the first in the world to open a gallery dedicated specifically to
Inuit art. He had a defining influence on the careers of artists like
Dennis Burton, William Kurelek, Michael Snow, Tony Urquhart, Joyce
Wieland, Jessie Oonark and artists from Baker Lake.
The astonishing range of contributors testifies to Isaacs' lengthy
and multi-faceted career. Artists like Dennis Burton and Gathie Falk,
curators and directors like Dennis Reid and Pierre Theberge, gallery
owners like Olga Korper and Don Lake and critics like Gary Michael
Dault and Robert Fulford are among the 50 individuals who reflect on
the trials and triumphs of fifty years in the art world. Includes
several colour plates, a comprehensive listing of all Isaacs Gallery
exhibitions and Av Isaac's own commentary. Co-published with The
Justina M. Barnicke Gallery, Hart House and with the Art Gallery of
Ontario.
University of Toronto Art Centre / Textile Museum of Canada (2005)
176 pp 550 ill. 9.5 x 7 in softcover 0-9694382-6-5 $30.00 Can./U.S. (24 euros)
Museopathy
Jan Allen, Jim Drobnick & Jennifer Fisher
Intended to expand the discourse on the role of the museum, these
essays interrogate conventions of display and re-imagine how
artifacts are exhibited and history is represented. Based on what may
be the largest on-site event ever to be held in Canada, the
publication explores fourteen site-specific installations and
performances that intervened into museums devoted to the widest
possible range of historical and social phenomena. Parings of artists
with museums were "brilliantly made" (Nancy Tousley, Canadian
Art) with, among others, Brian Jurgen in the Correctional
Services of Canada Museum, Jamelie Hassan in the Museum of Health
Care, Fastürms in the Museum of Geology and Mineralogy, and
Joyce Wieland's 1967 video Sailboat projected on board
the Museum Ship Alexander Henry. Produced in association with
DisplayCult
Agnes Etherington Art Centre (2002) 112 pp col. ill. 9x7 in.
softcover 0-889119-08-2 $22.00 (Can./U.S.)
Beaver Tales
Reid Diamond & Marnie Fleming
Throughout history the Beaver has been the source of both admiration
and annoyance while always sustaining the imagination of artists. In
Canada it has been seen as a picture of tradition and stability but
the Beaver has also acted as a potent cultural signifier. The 15
artists presented here speak to characteristics of the Beaver in all
its guises: as a symbol of engineering (Frank. O. Gehry, Komar and
Melamid); as a concept of female mythology (Joyce Wieland); as
a search for identity (Jin-me Yoon); as an integral part of the
environment (Carl Skelton) and as muse and inspiration (Fastwurms).
Fleming's essay provides an historical overview of the Beaver and its
symbolic uses from the early days of Hudson's Bay Company through
Expo 67 to contemporary merchandising. Diamond's essay looks at the
works themselves. Accompanied by artists' statements.
Oakville Galleries (2001) 47 pages, 13 col. ill., 8x6.5 in.
0921027931 softcover $15.00 (Can./U.S.)
Comfort Zones: Textiles in the Canadian
Landscape
Marijke Kerkhoven & Sarah Quinton
The fascinating story of the complex relationship of Canadians to
their country and its environment is told through textiles. It is a
story based not only on the search for personal comfort in a harsh
environment but on the search for beauty and solace. Artists range
from Albert Lohnes (b. 1894) to Emily Carr and Joyce Wieland.
With analyses of individual works and artist biographies.
Textile Museum of Canada (2001) 32 pages 18 ill. (12 col.) 7x7 in.
0968441181 $10. 00 (Can.) $8.00 (U.S.)
Making it New! (The Big Sixties Show)
Robert McKaskell & Marco Y. Topalian
The first national survey of avant-garde artworks made in Canada
during the 1960s. Two essays define the art and artists socially and
politically in both English Canada and in Québec. With
detailed presentations on 22 key figures including Iain Baxter, Greg
Curnoe, Charles Gagnon, Michael Snow and Joyce Wieland.
Art Gallery of Windsor (2000) 94 pp 48 illl. (30 col) 0919873603
$20.00
A Century of Canadian Drawing
Susan Gibson Garvey
Working from a selection of one hundred works ranging from
preliminary sketches to finished works, Garvey discusses the history,
theory and evolving context of drawing, with special attention to
contemporary issues. In three separate essays she deconstructs
traditional definitions of drawing, situates Canadian drawing from
pre-colonial times to today, and identifies contemporary movements,
citing American immigration in the 1960s and 1970s as a major
influence on Canadian art as a whole. Works by Michael
Snow, Joyce Wieland, Harold Town, Arthur Lismer, and many
more.
Dalhousie Art Gallery (1999) 52 pp 34 ill. 10x8.5 in. softcover
0770327184 $8.00
Joyce Wieland: Twilight Record of Romantic Love
(Out of print)
Agnes Etherington Art Centre. (1995) 32 p., ill., 21x21 cm,
0889116687 $7.00
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