AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN
Serial Formats and Repetitive Actions
May 12 to September 3, 2012
Eija-Liisa Ahtila
Laugh, 2000 chromogenic print Collection Vancouver Art Gallery, Gift of Alison and Alan Schwartz |
Drawn from the Gallery’s permanent collection, this exhibition features artists who utilize repetitive actions or
serial images to open up perception both figuratively and literally. From the mechanistic repetition inherent in much domestic
work and industrial labour, to the multiple versions afforded by technological developments, to the limits of endurance that
have been tested by performance artists, this exhibition offers a number of perspectives on what it means to do something
again and again and again. These works demonstrate that repeating an action over and over can foster dialogue by creating a
multiplicity of narratives and interpretations, as well as producing comical or absurd scenarios. Again and Again and Again will
include works by local and international artists, including Eija-Liisa Ahtila, Derek Brunen, Andrew Dadson, Song Dong, Jeremy
Hof, Joyce Wieland and others.
Organized by the Vancouver Art Gallery and curated by Daina Augaitis, chief curator/ associate director. Generously Supported by our Visionary Partner: Michael O'Brian Family Foundation |