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The Art of Ectoplasm
The legacy of the Hamiltons’ psychic archive In the wake of the First World War and the 1918–19 pandemic, the world was left grappling with a profound sense of loss. It was against this backdrop that a Winnipeg couple, physician T.G. Hamilton and nurse Lillian Hamilton, began their research, documenting and photographing séances they held in their home laboratory. Their extensive study of the survival of human consciousness after death resulted in a stunning collection of hundreds of photographs, including images of tables flying through the air, mediums in trances, and, most curious of all, ectoplasm—a strange, white substance through which ghosts could apparently manifest. The Art o...
Slytod
This catalogue grew out the slytod exhibition at Gallery 1. 1. 1. from 19 October until 14 November 1997 by Diana Thorneycroft. The catalogue includes 20 of Thorneycroft’s silver prints, an Introduction by Serena Keshavjee, and essays by Martha Langford and Chris Townsend.
Technologies of Intuition
The term, "intuition," while commonly used by artists has been somewhat marginalized within art theory and criticism. Whether sensed as a gut feeling or a flash of insight, intuition is central to processes of "coming to know" in aesthetic practice and experience. Many artists habitually rely on extra-rational means of understanding, either in the form of everyday instinct or uncanny cognition. A delicate balance, though, exists between clairvoyance and fantasy, foreknowledge and wishful thinking. Technologies of Intuition demonstrates how artistic sensitivity requires disciplined and cultivated perception. Set in continuity with the compelling history of the Spiritualist Movement and emancipatory feminism, this anthology elucidates intuitive agency as a psychic, somatic and social technology in the fine arts and popular culture.
Aganetha Dyck: The Power of the Small
Aganetha Dyck: The Power of the Small (2016) by Julian Jason Haladyn is the first major publication on the artistic practice of this important Canadian artist. This book considers the history of Dyck's engagement with the small throughout her career as an artist, most prominently in her long-term collaboration with the bees. In addition to the main text, this publication includes "A Note on Other-Than-Human Beings" by Miriam Jordan-Haladyn, a collaborative essay on Dyck's collaborative work with William Eakin and an extensive interview with the artist. This is the latest volume in the Canadian Artist Monograph Series (CAMS).
Architecture Parallax : the Blind Architect
A series of blind architect images produced by Alexander Pilis with three texts by Ihor Holubizky, Juan Antonio Montiel and Jeanne Randolph. The book is a critical analysis of contemporary visuality.
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Dancing Naked
Dancing Naked is a compilation of Di Brandt's essays on her past as a Mennonite, on her theories of language and community, and on poetics. Lyrical, pointed, open, and embracing of life, Dancing Naked also tells the story of a life lived through the direct confrontation of fear and rigidity, through to a re-visioning of community and hope. Di Brandt's essays have appeared in a variety of books and magazines across the country, and her first book of non-fiction, Wild Mother Dancing, was shortlisted for the McNally Robinson Award for Manitoba book of the year.
Obsession, Compulsion, Collection
"This book is a compilation of essays by leading Canadian and international curators and artists that explores the role of the art object in a broader context of visual and display culture. The book analyzes the human impulse to collect and the social context, rhetoric, politics, and science associated with cultural collections." -- BACK COVER.
Women Between
In Women Between: Construction of Self in the Work of Sharon Butala, Aganetha Dyck, Mary Meigs and Mary Pratt, Verna Reid explores the evolving perceptions of "self" in the work of four Canadian women - visual artists Aganetha Dyck and Mary Pratt, and writers Sharon Butala and Mary Meigs. All four came into prominence in middle age, doing their most significant work in their mature years. They, along with the author, are members of a transitional generation of women, occupying the space between the traditional world of their mothers and the postmodern world of their daughters. The multiple roles they have played are reflected in the strong autobiographical content present in their work. Applying feminist and autobiographical theory, Reid considers the work of Butala, Dyck, Meigs, and Pratt in light of the influences that have shaped their senses of identity. As a contemporary of her subjects, Reid infuses her interviews with the four women with sensitivity and immediacy, lending a unique perspective to the exploration of their lives and work.
Now You Care
A collection of poetry, in which the author voices a passionate argument against environmental degradation and a plea for psychic transformation in our violent times. Tuned in to the toxic fallout of over-industrialization and war, these poems face the dark side of our postmodern climate with a language that doesn't give in.
