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PAST EXHIBITIONS: 2003
Soundtracks: Re-Play
October
23 - December 14, 2003
Opening reception: Thursday, October 22, 5 - 9 pm
Kevin
Schmidt; Benny
Nemerofsky Ramsay
Co-curated by Catherine Crowston and Barbara Fischer, the artists in this exhibition included David Armstrong Six, Joanne Bristol, Stan Douglas, Dave Dyment, Raymond Gervais, Rodney Graham, Pascal Grandmaison, Instant Coffee, Tim Lee, Ian Murray, Shannon Oksanen, Benny Nemerofsky Ramsay, Kevin Schmidt, Steven Shearer, Zin Taylor, Ron Terada, Althea Thauberger, and Holly Ward.
The artists' works in this exhibition engage with popular music, from jazz to rock, from metal to pop. Some works mime and enact it, others document and record it including the role of the star and the fan, the performer and collector, the instrumentalist or the vocalist. All are interested in the culture of music, the way in which it makes or breaks individual identities, social relationships and collective sensibilities.
"Re-play" was the contemporary section of a large, multi-venue, traveling exhibition titled "soundtracks," produced by The Edmonton Art Gallery in partnership with the Blackwood Gallery (UTM), the MacKenzie Art Gallery and the McMichael Canadian Art Collection with the generous support of the Department of Canadian Heritage, Museums Assistance Program.
The Toronto presentation of "re-play" was hosted by the Art Gallery of Ontario, The Power Plant, Interaccess Electronic Media Arts Centre, and the Doris McCarthy Gallery (UTSC). It received the financial support of the Canada Council and the OntarioArts Council.
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Althea Thauberger (detail) |
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Steven Shearer (detail) |
Instant Coffee |
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