Preview of the Visual Arts | April-May 2010
Preview of the Visual Arts | April-May 2010
Preview of the Visual Arts | April-May 2010
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www.artgallerycalgary.org<br />
Mixed Signals: Artists Consider Masculinity in Sport<br />
THE ART GALLERY OF CALGARY, CALGARY AB – Apr 30-Sep 4, <strong>2010</strong> Mixed Signals presents work created<br />
during <strong>the</strong> past 15 years by artists who have examined various notions <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> male athlete.<br />
Through video, photography, mixed media, sculpture, painting, and installation, <strong>the</strong> artists –<br />
including Mat<strong>the</strong>w Barney, Mark Bradford, Marcelino Gonçalves, Lyle Ashton Harris, Brian Jungen,<br />
Kurt Kauper, Shaun El. C. Leonardo, Kori Newkirk, Ca<strong>the</strong>rine Opie, Paul Pfeiffer, Marco Rios, Collier<br />
Schorr, Joe Sola, Sam Taylor-Wood and Hank Willis Thomas – emphasize <strong>the</strong> social construction<br />
<strong>of</strong> “masculinity” and <strong>the</strong> ways in which it is encoded in sports.<br />
The exhibit critiques ideals <strong>of</strong> masculinity associated with competition, including <strong>the</strong> characterization<br />
<strong>of</strong> male athletes as aggressive, heterosexual<br />
and emotionally-remote; <strong>the</strong><br />
ego-driven management <strong>of</strong> male sports<br />
and sports figures; sports “legends” and<br />
heroes; <strong>the</strong> place <strong>of</strong> media and advertising<br />
in <strong>the</strong> construction <strong>of</strong> individual and team<br />
identities; as well as <strong>the</strong> hot topics <strong>of</strong> sexual<br />
orientation and drug use. It asks important<br />
questions about how, why and what it<br />
is that we watch, desire and adore in <strong>the</strong><br />
spectacular, media-saturated field <strong>of</strong><br />
sports.<br />
Mixed Signals is an expanded version<br />
Brian Jungen, Michael (2003), mixed media installation [The Art Gallery <strong>of</strong><br />
Calgary, Calgary AB, Apr 30-Sep 4]<br />
Entropy”, paintings and works on<br />
paper; Apr 24-<strong>May</strong> 23 Robbin Deyo,<br />
paintings and drawings; James Lumsden,<br />
paintings; <strong>May</strong> 29-Jun 26 Jeffrey<br />
Hunter, new paintings.<br />
Stride Art Gallery<br />
Association<br />
1004 MacLeod Trail SE<br />
✆403-262-8507 www.stride.ab.ca<br />
tues-sat 11am-5pm. Admission is free.<br />
+15 WINDOW, THE EPCOR CENTRE FOR THE<br />
PERFORMING ARTS, 205 8th Ave SE. MAIN<br />
SPACE Apr 16-<strong>May</strong> 29 Mireille Perron,<br />
“The Laboratory <strong>of</strong> Feminist Pataphysics”,<br />
series <strong>of</strong> small-scale models<br />
<strong>of</strong> Ateliers <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Near Future – not fearing<br />
a time warp, Perron has invited 13<br />
emerging artists to propose work in<br />
response to <strong>the</strong> imagined facilities; +15<br />
WINDOW SPACE Apr-<strong>May</strong> Brian Kent<br />
Gotro, “THE WHITE ROOM”, interdisciplinary<br />
work consisting <strong>of</strong> a 5-channel<br />
video sculpture, musical accoutrements<br />
and some personal items from<br />
<strong>the</strong> artist: sketchbook, invites, scribbled<br />
notes and daily ephemera.<br />
★ Swirl Fine Art & Design<br />
Unit 104-100 7th Ave SW<br />
✆403-266-5337 www.swirlfineart.com<br />
tues-fri 10am-5pm sat 11am-4pm, first<br />
thurs 10am-9pm. Apr 1-30 Lindsey<br />
Love, “Inner Prairie; Unconventionally”,<br />
new acrylic and oil paintings by resident<br />
artist; <strong>May</strong> 6-30 Tracy Proctor, “Nature’s<br />
Muse”, new encaustic paintings.<br />
TrépanierBaer<br />
105-999 8th St SW ✆403-244-2066<br />
www.trepanierbaer.com<br />
tues-fri 10:30am-5pm sat 11am-5pm.<br />
Thru Apr Alison Rossiter; Thru <strong>May</strong><br />
Carol Wainio.<br />
★ Triangle Gallery<br />
104-800 Macleod Trail SE<br />
✆403-262-1737<br />
www.trianglegallery.com<br />
tues-fri 11am-5pm sat 12-4pm. Admis-<br />
<strong>of</strong> Contemporary Projects 11: Hard Targets<br />
– Masculinity and American Sports, curated<br />
by Christopher Bedford for <strong>the</strong> Los<br />
Angeles County Museum <strong>of</strong> Art in 2008. This travelling exhibition, guest curated by Mr. Bedford,<br />
was organized and circulated by iCI (Independent Curators International), New York and toured<br />
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan; Baltimore, Maryland; and Columbus, Ohio during 2009 and <strong>2010</strong><br />
before coming to Calgary. Mia Johnson<br />
sion: adults $2, seniors/students $1,<br />
family $5. gallery free thurs. Thru Apr<br />
29 For <strong>the</strong> Record: Art <strong>of</strong> Helen Stadelbauer<br />
and Wes Irwin, survey/documentary<br />
project traces and analyzes <strong>the</strong><br />
artistic and academic career <strong>of</strong> Helen<br />
Stadelbauer (1910-2006) and Wes<br />
Irwin (1897-1976), important senior<br />
Calgary artists and <strong>the</strong> earliest pioneers<br />
<strong>of</strong> Modernism in Calgary and Alberta art<br />
and major proponents <strong>of</strong> avant-garde<br />
movements; <strong>May</strong> 6-19 Rock, Paper,<br />
Scissors, 23rd annual exhibition <strong>of</strong> children’s<br />
art (age 4-16) enrolled in visual<br />
arts programs conducted by pr<strong>of</strong>essional<br />
artists at <strong>the</strong> North Mount Pleasant<br />
and Wildflower <strong>Arts</strong> Centers, curated<br />
by Cori Stent and Aubrey Hallis.<br />
The Weiss Gallery<br />
1021 6th St SW ✆403-262-1880<br />
www.<strong>the</strong>weissgallery.com<br />
tues-sat 10am-5pm or by appt. Thru Apr<br />
10 Lee Nielsen, up and coming interdisciplinary<br />
Calgary artist creates urban<br />
12 PREVIEW ■ APR/MAY <strong>2010</strong> ★ OPEN LATE ON FIRST THURSDAYS
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