PAST EXHIBITIONS: 2005

Ken Lum

February 9 - September 30, 2005
Opening reception: February 8, 5 - 9 pm

A new billboard installation by internationally recognized Vancouver artist Ken Lum. Continuing his explorations of the role of photography and language in the context of advertising culture, the new billboard is titled I dont know whats right or wrong? and is part of an ongoing series of works that specifically juxtapose portraiture (with particularly pronounced facial expressions) with captions that generate further ambiguity. The work is part of a new and ongoing series of works especially commissioned for an outdoor, illuminated lightbox first mounted by Bernie Miller in 2000 and donated to UTM by Dr. Jeanne Randolph. The series will function as an exhibition in time, critically examining the modes of address of contemporary advertising and public signage.