Five special exhibitions on view this fall at the National Gallery of Canada
The National Gallery of Canada (NGC) presents five new exhibitions this fall in addition to the presentations in the recently transformed Canadian and Indigenous Galleries and the permanent collection in the European and American Galleries. Beginning October 13, 49 works by James Wilson Morrice (1865-1924), one of Canada’s most celebrated modernist artists, will be exhibited through to March 18th, 2018. James Wilson Morrice: The A.K. Prakash Collection in Trust to the Nation took thirty years to amass and explores the relationship between the collector and the artist.
The fourth edition of the Canadian Biennial gets underway October 19, 2017. It showcases a comprehensive selection of recent acquisitions of Canadian and Indigenous contemporary art, and, for the first time, several international artworks. 2017 Canadian Biennial shows the dynamic ways in which artists engage with the increasingly globalized world of contemporary art through a wide range of media including painting, sculpture, photography, drawing, printmaking, video and installation-based practices. A companion exhibition is on view at the Art Gallery of Alberta in Edmonton from September 30 to January 7, 2018.
Three photography exhibitions organized by the Canadian Photography Institute (CPI) of the NGC open November 3, 2017: Gold and Silver: Images and Illusions of the Gold Rush, which, through captivating and largely unedited images ranging from scenes of California’s rivers to the snow-capped peaks of Yukon, follows the hopes, dreams and illusions of an entire generation of prospectors who took to the trails in search of gold; Frontera, which features seven contemporary photographers’ images from the U.S.-Mexico border, and PhotoLab3:Between Friends – Entre amis, featuring the images of young Canadian photographer Andreas Rutkauskas as he traveled the 8,891 km Canadian U.S. border. On view until April 2, 2018.
Source: National Gallery of Canada