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SUMMARY:Spring Hurlbut | Dyadic Circles
DESCRIPTION:Stephen Bulger Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of work by Spring Hurlbut (b. April 11\, 1952\, Toronto). Hurlbut studied at the Ontario College of Art (OCAD University) from 1971 to 1973\, and at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (NSCAD University) from 1973 to 1975. A multidisciplinary artist\, she has long been recognized for her exploration of the relationship between sculpture and architecture\, as well as themes of mortality. \nIn the mid-1990s\, Hurlbut began photographing cremated ashes. In 2008\, she released Airborne\, a slow-motion video work documenting the release of human ashes entrusted to the artist by relatives of the deceased\, including her own father. \nThe photographic series Dyadic Circles\, 2019–2020\, which will be shown with other works from Hurlbut’s Shut Up and La Bouche series\, was inspired by a 1920 painting by Hilma af Klint titled No. 1\, Starting Picture. Hurlbut was captivated by the work and by the idea of the circle\, traditionally a symbol of unity\, being divided into two parts\, suggesting a duality within a whole. Her ensuing series comprises photographs of funerary ash derived from both humans and animals\, with the focus predominantly on domestic animals. As with Airborne\, family members or friends of the deceased gave the artist permission to work with their ashes. \nEach of Hurlbut’s compositions presents a circle divided vertically into two parts. In some instances\, the two-part composition is made up of a single individual’s ashes\, and in others\, it depicts two subjects. The tonal variation of the ash is determined entirely by the temperature of the cremation process. The two half-circles share a common division. There is a magnetic attraction when the left and right sides of the orb come into contact with one another—a unifying configuration conveying both a synthesis and a tension between the two parts. \nExhibiting internationally since the late 1970s\, Hurlbut’s work is in many private and public collections including the National Gallery of Canada\, Ottawa; Art Gallery of Ontario\, Toronto; Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal; McMaster Museum of Art\, Hamilton; Mackenzie Art Gallery\, Regina; and Buffalo AKG Art Museum\, Buffalo\, USA; among others. Hurlbut was awarded the Governor General’s Award in Visual and Media Arts in 2018.
URL:https://nowtoronto.com/event/spring-hurlbut-dyadic-circles/
LOCATION:Stephen Bulger Gallery\, 1356 Dundas St W\, Old Toronto\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M6J 1Y2
CATEGORIES:Art & Design,Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:Arnaud Maggs | Selections from the Archive
DESCRIPTION:After training and working as a graphic designer\, Arnaud Maggs (b. May 5\, 1926\, Montréal; d. November 17\, 2012\, Toronto) turned to commercial photography. From 1967\, he produced editorial fashion images and portraiture for Canadian magazines including Maclean’s\, Chatelaine\, Saturday Night\, Canadian Business\, and Toronto Life. At the age of 47\, Maggs decided to become a visual artist\, concentrating on photography and conceptualism\, creating works largely based on systems of identification\, sometimes of his own invention. This exhibition will feature works from his series Downwind Photographs\, 64 Views\, After Nadar\, Hotel\, and Notification. \nMaggs frequently referenced the history of photography within his work\, drawing in various ways on figures such as Nadar\, Alphonse Bertillon\, Eugène Atget\, André Kertész\, August Sander\, and Walker Evans. He was also interested in the filmic aspects of still photography\, and in the idea of composing and editing work within the camera. Attuned to the technical conditions of analogue photography\, the artist’s works revealed and embraced the “accidental” elements inherent to the medium—light leaks\, clip scratches\, misaligned film\, multiple exposures\, and other unforeseen occurrences. \nMaggs’ work has been exhibited internationally since the mid-1970s\, and is the subject of two monographs\, as well as several exhibition catalogues. His work can be found in numerous private and public collections\, including the Agnes Etherington Art Gallery\, Kingston; Art Gallery of Hamilton; Art Gallery of Ontario\, Toronto; Chapelle historique du Bon-Pasteur\, Montréal; Giverny Capital Inc.\, Montréal; Library and Archives Canada; National Gallery of Canada\, Ottawa; Vancouver Art Gallery; Winnipeg Art Gallery; National Portrait Gallery\, London\, UK; Scottish National Portrait Gallery\, Edinburgh\, UK; Bibliothèque nationale de France\, Paris; Maison Européenne de la Photographie\, Paris; FRAC Rhône-Alpes\, Lyon; and the Margulies Collection\, Miami\, among others.
URL:https://nowtoronto.com/event/arnaud-maggs-selections-from-the-archive/
LOCATION:Stephen Bulger Gallery\, 1356 Dundas St W\, Old Toronto\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M6J 1Y2
CATEGORIES:Art & Design
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