Ice Flows
and Sound Retreats: Jan Kabatoff
December
18 – March 21, 2010
Level 3 |
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Water and ice have been
recurring themes in the work of Canadian artist
Jan Kabatoff. Most recently, the world’s
glaciers have been her source of fascination,
reflecting deep concerns with change,
transformation and the interconnectedness of the
natural world.
Since 2005, Kabatoff journeyed to
seven different
glaciers from Alberta to Mongolia to the
southernmost reaches of South America, charting
their ephemeral nature as global warming
accelerates their melting. Ice Flows and
Sound Retreats is
a multi-media installation combining painting,
mould impressions, hand-dyed textiles,
photography and sound recordings of glacial
‘voices’; an experience linking science and
human wonder with a shared, growing concern.
This exhibition is curated by Bruce
Johnson.
Image: Perito Moreno Glacier (2009),
digital photomerge, Jan Kabatoff
Dark
Horse: Greg Bennett
December 18 – March 21, 2010
Level 3 |
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In this new body of work, St. John’s artist Greg
Bennett explores the imagery and symbolic value
of horses. Bennett’s paintings -full of doubled
and mirrored images, overlapping planes and
repeating motifs- offer surfaces where the
material and the dreamlike meet.
Greg Bennett
is the latest artist-in-residence participating
in The Rooms’ Space-Based program. This
initiative supports emerging and mid-career
artists in the creation of new work within our
on-site studio.
This exhibition is
curated by Bruce Johnson.
Image:
Moly Eyed Dream,
oil on canvas, Greg Bennett
Artist Talk on Dark Horse: Greg Bennett
Wednesday, February 17, 7 - 8 pm
Join artist Greg Bennett as he discusses his new exhibition Dark Horse: Greg Bennett currently on view at The Rooms. Greg Bennett is the latest artist-in-residence participating in The Rooms¿ Space-Based program.
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On Ice:
Tara Bryan
April 1 - August 15
Level 3 |
As a participant in The
Rooms’ Space-Based Program, Tara Bryan explores
the form and allure of icebergs in this new
series of large mixed-media canvases,
projections and molded paper sculpture.
Provincial Arts and Letters Awards
April 6 – 18
Level 3 |
Since 1952 this annual competition has afforded
a special opportunity for writers, composers and
visual artists to showcase their talents through
a variety of media. The Rooms is pleased to
present work by the winners of the visual art
section of the competition, alongside those
designated honorable mentions or works of merit.
Edward Burtynsky:
Oil - Canadian Premiere
May 7 – August 15
Level 3 |
Oil explores one of the most important subjects of our time by one of the most respected and recognized contemporary photographers in the world. Edward Burtynsky has travelled internationally to chronicle the production, distribution, and use of this critical fuel. In addition to revealing the rarely-seen mechanics of its manufacture, Burtynsky photographs the effects of oil on our lives, depicting landscapes altered by its extraction from the earth and by the cities and suburban sprawl generated around its use. He also addresses the coming "end of oil," as we confront its rising cost and dwindling availability.
Image: Edward Burtynsky, Alberta Oil Sands #6, Fort McMurray Alberta, Canada, 2007. Chromogenic color print. Photograph © Edward Burtynsky, courtesy Nicholas Metivier Gallery, Toronto; Hasted Hunt Kraeutler, New York; and Adamson Gallery, Washington, DC.
Edward Burtynsky: Oil is made possible with the generous support of Scotiabank Group. This exhibition is organized by the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Shorelines
May 27 – September 26
Level 4 |
Angela Antle,
Pierre Leblanc and Anne Troake
(Canada); and Slavek Kwi, Anthony Kelly
and David Stalling (Ireland) have
created artwork in response to visits to the
Port au Port Peninsula, Newfoundland and
Valentia Island, Ireland. Their moving
image, photo-installation and sound works
function as metaphors for change.
Shorelines is organized through Sir
Wilfred Grenfell College Art Gallery and
curated by Charlotte Jones and Sean McCrum. |
