Future possible : an art history of Newfoundland and Labrador /
"How do you begin to write an art history and what are the vital questions to ask? Which marks are most prominent in the visual culture of a particular place, and which are nearly invisible? In Future Possible, Mireille Eagan and other writers and artists navigate the tangled histories and cult...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Fredericton, New Brunswick : St. John's, NL :
Goose Lane Editions ; The Rooms Corporation of Newfoundland and Labrador,
2021.
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| Summary: | "How do you begin to write an art history and what are the vital questions to ask? Which marks are most prominent in the visual culture of a particular place, and which are nearly invisible? In Future Possible, Mireille Eagan and other writers and artists navigate the tangled histories and cultures of Newfoundland and Labrador to investigate the visual output and to write the narrative that it has created. The result is an ambitious volume, arising from a two-part exhibition of the same name at The Rooms, that provides a multi-vocal, multi-faceted history spanning pre- and post-Confederation Newfoundland. Lavishly illustrated with 180 images of art and objects from the province's visual history, Future Possible features essays by curators and artists on topics such as pre-Confederation art; contemporary art, craft, and Indigenous culture; and outsider and folk art. This intriguing volume places work from the region's artifacts from the province's history and work by iconic Newfoundland and Labrador artists such as Gerald Squires, and Mary Pratt in conversation with works by contemporary artists like Jordan Bennett and Kym Greeley. Together they explore how history is told and retold through objects and images and how these objects and images, and the power structures that preserve them, define an understanding of place."-- |
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| Item Description: | Catalogue of two exhibitions: Future possible : art of Newfoundland & Labrador to 1949, May 12 to September 3, 2018 and Future possible : art of Newfoundland & Labrador 1949 to present, May 18 to September 22, 2019. |
| Physical Description: | 309 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781773102047 1773102044 |