[BCMA] Carl Beam Talk TONIGHT at MOA

Tue Apr 12 11:16:49 PDT 2011

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Carl Beam Exhibition Now Open at MOA (on display through May 29, 2011)

TONIGHT Talk by Greg Hill, Curator
Tuesday, April 12, 7 pm
Greg Hill, Audain Curator of Indigenous Art at the National Gallery of Canada, talks about the artist and his role as curator of the exhibition, Carl Beam. Hill was born in Fort Erie, Ontario and is a Kanyen'kehaka (Mohawk) of the Six Nations of the Grand River Territory.

UPCOMING Two Screenings of Aakideh
Saturday, April 16, 1 pm & Tuesday, April 26, 7 pm
'Aakideh' is an Ojibwe word meaning brave or brave-hearted. Artist Carl Beam earned a reputation for being fearless, visionary and ultimately, unforgettable. From his early years growing up on Manitoulin Island to his turbulent years spent at a residential school, this documentary explores how these early experiences not only impacted Beam's life but also his art. Screening time: 65 minutes.

About the Exhibit
Carl Beam
Organized by the National Gallery of Canada
Carl Beam (1943-2005) was born in M'Chigeeng (West Bay) on Manitoulin Island. Of Anishinaabe (Ojibwa) heritage, the artist was instrumental in challenging the marginalization of contemporary Aboriginal art in Canada. He became noted for his manner of linking Indigenous world views to broad cultural, historical, and political concerns in order to provoke contemplation of multiple realities and our collective place in the cosmos. In the process, he developed an aesthetic approach more akin to the expressive layering of Rauschenberg than the traditional forms of Anishinaabe 'Woodland School' painters. The exhibition, curated by Greg Hill, and organized by the National Gallery of Canada, features a selection of 50 of Beam's most remarkable works spanning his 30-year career, from his monumental-scale paintings and constructions, to his ceramics and video.

Image: MOA staff installing Time Warp, March 30, 2011. Carl Beam, Time Warp, 1984. Acrylic on linen, 3.04 X 12.18 m. National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa. Photo (c) NGC.

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