Still Revolution
dal 30/4/2009 al 13/6/2009
Segnalato da
Barbara Astman
Walead Beshty
Mat Collishaw
Stan Douglas
Idris Khan
Trevor Paglen
Martha Rosler
Mikhael Subotzky
30/4/2009
Still Revolution
Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art - MOCCA, Toronto
Suspended in Time. The project looks back to the revolutionary foundations of photography to explore the current innovations that continue to transform the medium. The exhibition presents eight Canadian and international artists whose photographs mirror a complex history marked by pervasive change. From documentary to abstraction, choreographed fact to constructed fiction, the works in this exhibition implicate photography's catalytic role in social and political change. Curated by David Liss and Bonnie Rubenstein.
Curated by David Liss and Bonnie Rubenstein
The Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art and the CONTACT Toronto Photography Festival are pleased to present Still Revolution: Suspended in Time, featuring works by Barbara Astman, Walead Beshty, Mat Collishaw, Stan Douglas, Idris Khan, Trevor Paglen, Martha Rosler, and Mikhael Subotzky.
Photography engendered awe and trepidation in 1839 when the daguerreotype, an image produced on a chemically treated silver plate, astonished the public with its veracity and power to arrest time. Before long, an obsession to possess photographic images that could be held in the palm of one’s hand swept through society. Since then, each significant innovation in photography’s evolution has radically altered the creation and consumption of images, irrevocably changing the history of visual representation.
Today, the proliferation of photographic technologies is laden with infinite possibilities for image production, reflecting our rapidly changing world and burgeoning global culture. Meanwhile, historical precedents in the medium continue to extend substantial influence. Still Revolution: Suspended in Time looks back to the revolutionary foundations of photography to explore the current innovations that continue to transform the medium. The exhibition presents eight Canadian and international artists whose photographs mirror a complex history marked by pervasive change. From documentary to abstraction, choreographed fact to constructed fiction, the works in this exhibition implicate photography’s catalytic role in social and political change. Suspending transitory moments in time, the evolving manifestations of photographic imagery overwhelmingly influence the way that we see the world today.
Image: Martha Rosler, Invasion (detail), 2008. © Martha Rosler.
Opening Reception: May 1, 7 - 10 p.m.
Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art
952 Queen Street West - Toronto
Opening Hours: Tuesday through Sunday, from 11 AM to 6 PM. Closed Mondays
Admission Fee: Admission to the Museum is Pay What You Can.