Voices: artists on art
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to sit down with over fifty artists and listen to them talk about the work of being an artist?
If so, this book, “Voices: artists on art”, provides just that chance. It builds on the original video–interview project of the same name to present the thoughts and feelings voiced by fifty-one Canadian artists, of different generations and practices, on the issues that matter to them, and which they believe frame contemporary culture.
With over 300 richly illustrated pages, each of the interviewed artists is represented with a spread page that includes both their statement and full colour images of their work, while brief biographies are provided at the end of the book. In addition, three senior artists from the 1967 National Gallery exhibition, on which the project is based, revisit their original statements. And finally, a number of younger emerging artists are given the opportunity to speak to their practices.
Provocatively, but convincingly, artist-organizers Yvonne Lammerich and Ian Carr-Harris outline the structure of the project as an artwork rather than a curated exhibition, enrolling three leading cultural commentators to offer insightful essays that extend our understanding of the issues facing art today. Art in the extended field.
Voices: artists on art is an exceptional contribution to an appreciation of contemporary Canadian art, and the artists who stand behind it.
- Hardcover, 312 pages
- 2020
About the Authors
Yvonne Lammerich (AOCA, PhD art history), was born and raised in Germany, has lived in England, France and Canada, and is a recipient of the Maria Stafford Mid-Career prize from the Canada Council. She has exhibited nationally and internationally since the 1970’s, including the first Quebec Biennale, MOCCA and Diaz Contemporary in Toronto, and The Nunnery, London UK. Recent projects have included Suzhou and Shanghai, China and the Bonavista Biennale (2019), and a solo exhibition at Occurrence, Centre d’art Contemporain, Montreal (2022). Her work is in museums, corporate and private collections. The project Voices: artists on art, co-authored with Ian Carr-Harris, has been presented at Artport, Toronto, the SAAG, Lethbridge AB, and Zayed University, Dubai and Abu Dhabi UAE. She has written extensively for catalogues and national and international art magazines.
Ian Carr-Harris was educated at Queen’s University, Kingston (Modern History), the University of Toronto (Library Science) and the Ontario College of Art (Sculpture). He has exhibited nationally and internationally since 1971 including the Venice Biennale and Documenta. Professor Emeritus at OCAD University, he was a founding Board member of A Space and of The Power Plant in Toronto. He is represented by the Susan Hobbs Gallery in Toronto, and in 2012 was named a recipient of the Governor-General’s Awards in the Visual and Media Arts. His work is in museums, corporate and private collections. He has published reviews and articles on art and artists since the early 1970’s.
With contributing essays by Dan Adler, Victoria Baster, & Andy Payne.