Person/ne: Pierre Coupey in dialogue with Lisa Baldiserra on the work of his grandfather, Léon Coupey
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Griffin Art Projects 1174 Welch Street, North Vancouver, British Columbia V7P 1B2
Léon Coupey, "Self-portrait," c1905
ink & crayon on shaped card, 5 ½" x 3 ½", Collection Marguerite Coupey Barbir, Montreal.
Opening reception Friday 10 May, 7 - 9 pm
Artist Talk Pierre Coupey in dialogue with Lisa Baldiserra on the work of his grandfather, Léon Coupey Saturday 11 May, 1 pm
Person/ne reveals the agency of taking action through art making. Alternatively meditative, declarative, political and insistent, the artists’ works reveal acts of care, citizenship and personhood, or cognizance of its lack, through a variety of unexpected means.
Works are drawn from Griffin Art Projects Residency Artists and private collections in Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal, and Eastbourne UK. Artists in the exhibition include Sonny Assu, Stephen Balkenhol, Christian Boltanski, Sophie Calle, Léon Coupey, Stan Douglas, Duane Linklater, Yevgeniy Fiks, Sima Khourami, Shawn Hunt, Emily Jacir, Mahdyar Jamshidi, Zoe Kreye, Steve McQueen, Ann Newdigate, Ricarda Roggan, Norman Tait, Stephen Waddell, Ai Wei Wei, Janet Werner, Lam Wong and Sisleg Xhafa