In Dialogue with Carr
Douglas Coupland, Evan Lee, Liz Magor, Marianne Nicolson
July 1, 2010 to January 30, 2011
Emily Carr
Young Pines and Sky, circa 1935 oil on paper Collection of the Vancouver Art Gallery, Emily Carr Trust |
Emily Carr remains a figurehead in the history
of British Columbia art, especially in her representation
of the natural world as it relates to the development of
modernism. Carr’s images of the densely forested landscape
of the West Coast and the totemic art of the First Nations
peoples had an important effect on establishing a visual
identity for the province and were deeply influential on
both her contemporaries and subsequent generations of
artists. This exhibition strategically pairs the work of Emily Carr with key contemporary BC artists–Douglas Coupland, Evan Lee, Liz Magor and Marianne Nicolson-to draw out a dialogue between Carr’s legacy and the myriad ways in which artists respond to it. In Dialogue with Carr: Douglas Coupland, Evan Lee, Liz Magor, Marianne Nicolson is organized by the Vancouver Art Gallery and curated by Daina Augaitis, chief curator/associate director. |