Joyce Wieland
Joyce Wieland
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
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