[BCMA] MOA Opens Carl Beam Exhibit April 8

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University of British Columbia Museum of Anthropology Media Release - March 23, 2011













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Carl Beam
Organized by the National Gallery of Canada











Exhibition on display at the UBC Museum of Anthropology, April 8 through May 29, 2011
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.
Carl Beam obtained a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Victoria and also did post-graduate work at the University of Alberta. His work, executed in diverse media such as drawing, watercolour, etching, non-silver photography, photo transfer, installation and ceramics, has been exhibited throughout North America as well as in Italy, Denmark, Germany and China. It is found in major Canadian and international collections including the National Gallery of Canada, the Art Gallery of Ontario, the Vancouver Art Gallery and the Albright-Knox Gallery in Buffalo, N.Y. In 2000, Carl Beam was inducted into the Royal Canadian Academy of the Arts.
Exhibit Related Programming:
Two Talks: Greg Hill, Curator, Carl Beam
Sunday, April 10, 1 pm & Tuesday, April 12, 7 pm
Greg Hill, the Audain Curator of Indigenous Art at the National Gallery of Canada, offers two different perspectives on 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.

Film Screenings: 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.





















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Images: (top right) Carl Beam, The North American Iceberg (detail), 1985, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa. Photo c NGC; (left) Carl Beam, Columbus Chronicles, 1992, National Gallery of Canada. Photo c NGC.



















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