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Brian Jungen: Strange Comfort
Exhibition Checklist
1. Crux (as seen from those who sleep on the surface of the earth under the night sky) (detail),
2008. Suspended mobile depicting five animals. Steel, new and used suitcases, and wooden
rowboat.
National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution (26/7253).
2. Shapeshifter, 2000.
White polypropylene plastic chairs.
57 x 260 x 52 in.
National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa.
Purchased 2001.
3. Isolated Depictions of the Passage of Time, 2001.
Plastic food trays, television, red cedar pallet.
44 ¼ x 46 ¼ x 39 ¼ in.
Rennie Collection, Vancouver.
4. Talking Sticks, 2005.
Five carved baseball bats.
33 x 3 in. each
Freybe Collection, West Vancouver, BC.
5. Skull, 2006-09.
Baseballs, softballs.
9 x 6 x 12 in.
Collection of the artist.
6. Monarch, 2007.
Carved five-gallon gasoline jug.
18 x 13 ½ x 4 ½ in.
Sender Collection.
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7. Dragonfly, 2008.
Carved five-gallon gasoline jug.
18 x 13 ½ x 9 in.
Collection of Dr. Reesa Greenberg.
Courtesy of the artist and Casey Kaplan, NY.
8. White Death Camas, 2007.
Carved five-gallon gasoline jug.
18 x 13 ½ x 4 ½ in.
Courtesy of the artist and Casey Kaplan, NY.
9. People’s Flag, 2006.
Recycled textile materials, natural and synthetic fibers.
178 x 346 ½ in.
National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa.
Purchased 2006 with the support of the Audain Endowment for Contemporary Canadian Art of
the National Gallery of Canada Foundation.
10. The Prince, 2006.
Baseball gloves and dress form.
82 x 24 x 19 ½ in.
Sender Collection.
11. Blanket No. 7, 2008.
Professional sports jerseys.
69 x 53 ½ in.
Sender Collection.
12. Carapace, 2009.
Industrial waste bins.
11.63' x 26.25' x 21.9'
Courtesy of the artist and Casey Kaplan, NY.
13. 1960, 2007.
Golf bags with golf balls and painted golf tees.
156 x 48 x 36 in.
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto. Promised gift of Michael and Sonja Koerner.
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14. 1970, 2007.
Golf bags with golf balls and painted golf tees.
151 x 29 x 30 in.
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto. Promised gift of Rosamond Ivey.
15. 1980, 2007.
Golf bags with golf balls and painted golf tees.139 x 38 x 27 in.
139 x 38 x 27 in.
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto. Purchased with the assistance of The David Yuile and Mary
Elizabeth Hodgson Fund, 2007.
16. 1990, 2007.
Golf bags, cardboard tube.
154 x 30 x 25 in.
Sender Collection.
17. 2000, 2007.
Golf bags, cardboard tube.
146 x 30 x 38 in.
Freybe Collection, West Vancouver, BC.
18. 2010, 2007.
Golf bags, cardboard tube.
149 x 29 x 32 in.
Sender Collection.
19. Prototype for New Understanding #1, 1998.
Nike Air Jordans.
6 ¾ x 14 ¾ x 13 3/8 in.
Collection of the artist.
20. Prototype for New Understanding #7, 1999.
Nike Air Jordans.
11 x 14 x 22 in.
Collection of Joe Friday.
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21. Prototype for New Understanding #10, 2001.
Nike Air Jordans.
11 x 14 x 23 in.
Rennie Collection, Vancouver.
22. Prototype for New Understanding #11, 2002.
Nike Air Jordans, human hair.
26 ½ x 23 x 10 in.
Collection of Gilles and Julia Ouellette.
23. Prototype for New Understanding #15, 2005.
Nike Air Jordans, shoelaces.
25 x 19 ¼ x 19 ¼ in.
Private collection, Toronto.
24. Prototype for New Understanding #23, 2005.
Nike Air Jordans.
18 ½ x 20 ½ x 5 7/8 in.
Collection of Debra and Dennis Scholl.
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