No Man's Land
dal 14/6/2002 al 25/1/2002
Segnalato da
14/6/2002
No Man's Land
Oakville Galleries, Oakville
This major exhibition is the first comprehensive examination of Lynne Cohen's photographic work, from the mid-1970's to her most recent production. Concerned with revealing the concealed narratives of interior spaces, Cohen's photographs are fascinating, complex windows on the lifestyles of the modern North American world.
The Photographs of Lynne Cohen
Organized and circulated by the National Gallery of Canada, curated by Ann Thomas
June 15th - August 25th, 2002 in Gairloch Gardens
June 22th - August 25th, 2002 at Centennial Square
This major exhibition is the first comprehensive examination of Lynne
Cohen's photographic work, from the mid-1970's to her most recent
production. Concerned with revealing the concealed narratives of interior
spaces, Cohen's photographs are fascinating, complex windows on the
lifestyles of the modern North American world.
Employing a highly formal production style, with the familiar flatness and
symmetry used in annual reports and postcards, Cohen presents reserved
images that offer compelling social commentary. Cohen's photographs from the
70's and 80's, of banquet halls, living rooms and classrooms, are both a
kitschy delight and a revelation of cultural artifice. In her more recent
work of spas that resemble laboratories and empty corporate spaces, there is
a profound sense of alienation, isolation and deception.
Cohen has stated that her photographs are "pictures permeated with sadness
and humour" and that she would like them to "reveal a struggle between
reality and illusion, between the authentic and the simulated." Her
photographs emphasize the communication of knowledge and the reflection of
the self inherent in the interiors we create and inhabit. These interiors
allow us to see how our hopes and dreams are incorporated into our
environments, but simultaneously, how our environments contradict our
desires by shaping the way in which we live.
The monograph No Man's Land: The Photographs of Lynne Cohen, written by Ann
Thomas and published by the National Gallery of Canada, will be available at
Oakville Galleries.
The exhibition No Man's Land: The Photographs of Lynne Cohen is generously
sponsored by Lexus of Oakville.
Reception: Thursday, June 20th, 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Centennial Square
followed by a reception in Gairloch Gardens at 8:30 p.m.
Artist Talk : Lynne Cohen
Artist Lynne Cohen will talk about her work on Sunday, June 23rd at 2:30
p.m. in Gairloch Gardens.
Oakville Galleries in Gairloch Gardens is located at 1306 Lakeshore Road
East, 2 km east of downtown Oakville.
The gallery is open 1:00 to 5:00 p.m.,
Tuesday to Sunday.
Oakville Galleries at Centennial Square is located at 120
Navy Street in downtown Oakville.
The gallery is open 12:00 to 9:00 p.m.,
Tuesday to Thursday; 12:00 to 5:00 p.m., Friday; 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.,
Saturday; and 1:00 to 5:00 p.m., Sunday.
Admission to the Galleries is free
For press information contact: Dara Gellman
Oakville Galleries 905.844.4402 x 28
For further information please call 905.844.4402 or visitthe website.
Venues:
Oakville Galleries, 1306 Lakeshore Road East, Gairloch Gardens - Oakville
Oakville Galleries, 120 Navy Street, Centennial - Square Oakville