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Friday February 9, 2018
9 am – 4 pm
Auditorium
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What are the implications of past choices on future collection practices? Is an object altered by becoming part of an institution's collection; is the institution altered? How are contemporary artists re-visiting historical narratives and forms of representation in their work?
Join artists, curators and academics at the National Gallery of Canada as they discuss history, collecting and the art object. Participants include Shannon Bool, David Hartt, Robert Houle, Maria Hupfield, Johanne Lamoureux, lessLIE, Landon Mackenzie, Diana Nemiroff, Jamasee Pitseolak, Hajra Waheed and Stan Douglas.
Unless indicated in the schedule below, this event takes place in English. Simultaneous French interpretation is available if you register and make your interpretation request before February 1, 2018.
9 – 9:05 am Auditorium | Welcome: Katja Canini, Education Officer, Education and Public Programs, National Gallery of Canada |
9:05 – 9:15 am Auditorium | Introduction: Marc Mayer, Director and CEO, National Gallery of Canada |
9:15 – 10:30 am Auditorium | Building a Collection Connected to the reinstallation of the contemporary galleries from 1968 - present, this panel focuses on how curators’ voices, past and present, continue to shape the NGC’s collection. Moderator: Josée Drouin-Brisebois, Senior Curator, Contemporary Art, National Gallery of Canada Panelists:
This panel will take place in English and in French. Simultaneous interpretation is available if you register and make your interpretation request before February 1, 2018. |
10:30 – 11 am | Health Break |
11 am – 12:30 pm Auditorium | Past is Present: Engaging History, Working Globally This panel explores how contemporary artists re-visit historical narratives and forms of representation in their work, especially as these relate to colonial pasts and their impact on present-day understandings of identity, culture, gender and sexuality. Moderator: Jonathan Shaughnessy, Associate Curator, Contemporary Art, National Gallery of Canada Panelists:
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12:30 – 1:30 pm | Lunch Break |
1:30 – 2:45 pm Auditorium | art / alt / museum A mask, a painting, a photograph, and a photograph of a painted mask. Is an object altered by becoming part of an institution's collection; is the institution altered? Moderator: Greg A. Hill, Audain Senior Curator, Indigenous Art, National Gallery of Canada Panelists:
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2:45 – 3:15 pm | Health Break |
3:15 – 4:15 pm Auditorium | Stan Douglas in Conversation with Marc Mayer |
4:15 – 4:30 pm Auditorium | Concluding Remarks |