Vessna Perunovich: Shifting Shelter

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Vessna Perunovich, "Close Proximity / 104550 Holes Too Many," 2012-2014

artist book, incense. Image courtesy of the artist.

The Illingworth Kerr Gallery is pleased to present Shifting Shelter, by Vessna Perunovich and curated by Magda Gonzalez-Mora.

Shifting Shelter establishes a thoughtful introduction to the politics of transcultural migrations in the oscillating global system, at a crossroads where displacement manifests itself as one of the predominant geopolitical characteristics of living generations. Perunovich teaches us how to confront a place in our lifetime where past, present and future have lapsed, understanding the phenomenon of migration as a continuous and dynamic line of destabilization, of rooting and uprooting, which manifest a need to link past with the current. Perunovich’s reflections on her own life and the human condition universally, attempt to counteract and resist the setbacks of the present and offer a key contribution to discourses related to cross-cultural migrations.

Vessna Perunovich is a Toronto-based internationally acclaimed interdisciplinary artist whose work embraces painting, drawing, performance, sculpture, video, performance and installation. Vessna Perunovich works with issues around home, displacement, identity, the notions of mobility and boundaries. Born and educated in Former Yugoslavia, Perunovich moved to Toronto Canada in the late 1980s.

Magda Gonzalez-Mora is an Independent Curator, Art Critic and Consultant based in Toronto, Canada. Magda was a founder of Wifredo Lam Contemporary Art Centre in 1984, developing her career as a member of the founding curatorial team of the Havana Biennale for over 16 years. She was a co-curator for the 1st Johannesburg Biennale in 1998 and the Dakar Biennale, 1992. She was a curator for the Sherritt International Collection of Contemporary Cuban Art of the Art Gallery of Ontario, AGO, and guest curator for Mattress Factory, Pittsburg; two editions of Nuit Blanche Toronto (at the Royal Ontario Museum and Fort York); the Luminato Festival of Toronto; ArtYard in Frenchtown, NJ; and for international art fairs such as ARCO, Madrid; Pulse at Basel Miami; Loop International Video Art Fair, Barcelona.

Calgary Artwalk 

Saturday September 21

12-4pm

The IKG is open for Calgary Artwalk and will be hosting two actities in the main mall related to the exhibition. For all participating galleries and organizations, visit calgaryartwalk.com

Alberta Culture Days 2019

Saturday September 28

10am-4pm

Join the Illingworth Kerr Gallery for Alberta Culture Days! The gallery will be hosting exhibition tours, as well as a drawing and mapping activity addressing notions of home.

Exhibition tour times: 11:30am, 1:30pm, 3:30pm

Drawing and Map Activity times: 10am-4pm