A Putting Down of Roots: 40 Years of CV2
Gallery 1C03
Hock E Aye VI Edgar Heap of Birds, Untitled, monoprint, 22” x 15”. Courtesy of the artist.
Divya Mehra, Doomsday (Collective Failure) or Death may be your dessert, 2014, sizzurp, acrylic ink on watercolour paper, 22” x 30”. Courtesy of the artist and Georgia Scherman Projects.
John Will, I Wrote a Poem, 2014, mixed media on paper, 22” x 30”. Courtesy of the artist and Jarvis Hall Fine Art.
Laurel Woodcock, on a clear day (maquette), 2010, steel, 9” x 12”. Courtesy of the artist and Scrap Metal.
Lawrence Weiner, & Read, 1997, offset print (unsigned, unnumbered), 39 3/8” x 27 5/8”. Private Collection, Winnipeg.
Ben Cove, Untitled (Wall Painting), 2006, emulsion paint on wall, site specific, dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist.
Natasha Peterson, Untitled, 2013, cyanotype, 13” x 15 ½”. Courtesy of the artist.
Erdem Taşdelen, A Morsel 2012, cast porcelain madeleines on found metal plate, 8.5" x 8.5" x 3". Photo courtesy of the artist and Galeri NON (Istanbul).
September 17 – November 14, 2015
Exhibit opening reception at Gallery 1C03:
September 17, 4:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Panel discussion in Room 2M70, The University of Winnipeg with Kegan McFadden, Hock E Aye VI Edgar Heap of Birds, Divya Mehra, and Erdem Taşdelen:
September 18, 12:30 – 1:30 p.m.
Poetry readings in Gallery 1C03:
9月25日,12:30 - 1:30与加里·托马斯Morse & Lori Cayer (co-presented with Thin Air)
October 7, 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. with Katherena Vermette & Rosanna Deerchild
October 21, 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. with Hannah Green & Sharanpal Ruprai
Curator's tour in Gallery 1C03:
November 4, 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. with Kegan McFadden
CV2 40th anniversary issue launch & poetry readings at McNally Robinson:
November 12, 7:00 p.m. with readings by Jonathan Ball, Michelle Elrick, Ray Hsu, Jennifer Still, and Chimwemwe Undi
Symposium in Room 2M70, The University of Winnipeg:
November 13, 2:30 – 5:15 p.m.
With Jonathan Ball, Dennis Cooley, Michelle Elrick, Clarise Foster, Ray Hsu, Maurice Mierau, Jennifer Still, Katherena Vermette
Conceived of by University of Winnipeg alumnus Kegan McFadden for Gallery 1C03 and CV2,A Putting Down of Rootswill question mainstream notions of anniversaries, longevity in the arts, and cultural institutions in general through the embroilment of visual art that begs the question of ‘what does this have to do with a 40thanniversary?’ Indeed, McFadden’s tendency is not to illustrate but to complicate the (celebratory) narrative.
在伙伴关系Contemporary Verse2: The Canadian Journal of Poetry and Critical Writing, Gallery 1C03 will stage a multi-pronged project that includes an exhibition of contemporary visual art mingled with archival material related to the publication of poetry in Canada over the last forty years; a series of public readings connecting the past and present activity; discursive public presentations such as panel discussions; and a special publication of the journal in commemoration of CV2’s fortieth anniversary.
“A Putting Down of Roots” was the title of the first editorial authored by the late Dorothy Livesay for CV2 in 1975 and has been adopted as the title for this anniversary project. This exhibition comprises a selection of text-based works that, at their heart, grapple with the understanding of time in its multiplicity. Within the backdrop of CV2’s 40th anniversary, this grouping of artwork purposely overstates the literary affect used by contemporary artists. From the use of actual text and words to literary allusion, these works problematize issues related to larger understandings of how time passes, the placement of the artist in culture, and the relevance to celebratory misreading in particular. Intergenerational and cross-cultural, the artists included in this exhibition represent various starting points to the same end – that of literature and the use of text. Whether through reveries, reference, or repetition, these works are brought together to state an openness to the text. Each of the works are purposely selected to play double-duty in terms of incorporating language, but also some literary reference or underscoring of the history of publishing from the personal to the mechanical.
Gallery 1C03 wishes to acknowledge financial assistance for this programming from the Canada Council for the Arts and the Winnipeg Arts Council.
Gallery 1C03 hours: Monday - Friday: 12:00 - 4:00 p.m., Saturday: 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. Closed Thanksgiving Day and Remembrance Day.
Admission is always free and everyone is welcome. Wheelchair accessible.
For more information contact:
Jennifer Gibson, Director/Curator, Gallery 1C03
1st floor, Centennial Hall, The University of Winnipeg
515 Portage Ave, Winnipeg MB R3B 2E9
204.786.9253 | j.gibson@uwinnipeg.ca