Zachari Logan: Ghost Meadows

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Zachari Logan, "Rococo Sky (guardai in alto e vidi le sue spalle)," 2021

detail, pastel, graphite, watercolour and coloured pencil on paper, 127 x 1372 cm. Courtesy of the artist.

Zachari Logan: Ghost Meadows

“Zachari has seen tremendous success in his career, showing work around the world. I’ve had the great pleasure of watching him work over the past ten years, and I continue to be impressed by his energy and thoughtfulness, and his thorough and ever-evolving investigation of plant life and the human body,” said Sandra Fraser, Curator (Collections). “We are excited at Remai Modern to be the first to exhibit this new body of work and share it with a hometown audience.”

In Ghost Meadows, Logan continues his dialogue with art historical and literary references, and his ongoing engagement with queer ecologies and aesthetics. The exhibition includes large-scale drawings. During opening weekend, Logan will create a large drawing directly on the wall, live in the gallery space. Visit Remai Modern on Saturday and Sunday to see the artistic process as it unfolds.

Logan first gained attention with his life-size self-portraits exploring masculinity and beauty, followed by dense tapestries of native Saskatchewan plants and self-portraits in a state of metamorphosis with various plants and animals. His new work is lyrical and poetic, evoking the body only through gesture and implied movement.

The exhibition coincides with the publication of the artist’s first book of poetry, A Natural History of Unnatural Things, which comes out in September.

Zachari Logan (b. 1980, Saskatoon) works in drawing, ceramics and installation practices. He has exhibited widely in locations throughout North America, Europe and Asia, and his work is found in private and public collections worldwide.

A graduate of the University of Saskatchewan, Logan received an Alumni of Influence Award, the Lieutenant Governor’s Emerging Artist Award, and in 2016 was long-listed for the Sobey Art Award. His work has been featured in publications worldwide, including The Shadow of The Sun: Ross Bleckner & Zachari Logan. His book of poetry, A Natural History of Unnatural Things, published by Radiant Press comes out in September.