Traffic - Annotated by Grant Arnold & Karen Henry (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>The most transformative art movement of the late 20th century, conceptual art became a global phenomenon long before it was popularized by a new generation of artists and institutions in the early 21st century. Its various manifestations in Canada, however, have remained a limited concern?a whispered art history circulated among artists and writers primarily in alternative publications and artist-run centres. <BR>"Traffic: Conceptual Art in Canada 1965-1980" is the first publication and exhibition to track the complex, rigorous and diverse manifestations of conceptual art in the country. Presenting work by more than 90 artists in a beautifully produced package, Traffic examines the particular local and geographic needs and interests enacted by individual artists, collectives and art communities from across the country. <BR>The book includes essays by six curators, a conversation with an international group of scholars, an annotated chronology and many reproductions of conceptual artworks produced in Canada. <BR>Co-published by the Vancouver Art Gallery, Art Gallery of Alberta, Justina M. Barnicke Gallery (Hart House, University of Toronto), Leonard & Bina Ellen Gallery (Concordia University) and Halifax, INK<BR><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>The most transformative art movement of the late 20th century, conceptual art became a global phenomenon long before it was popularized by a new generation of artists and institutions in the early 21st century. Its various manifestations in Canada, however, have remained a limited concern?a whispered art history circulated among artists and writers primarily in alternative publications and artist-run centres. <p/><i>Traffic: Conceptual Art in Canada 1965-1980</i> is the first publication and exhibition to track the complex, rigorous and diverse manifestations of conceptual art in the country. Presenting work by more than 90 artists in a beautifully produced package, Traffic examines the particular local and geographic needs and interests enacted by individual artists, collectives and art communities from across the country. <p/>The book includes essays by six curators, a conversation with an international group of scholars, an annotated chronology and many reproductions of conceptual artworks produced in Canada. <p/>Co-published by the Vancouver Art Gallery, Art Gallery of Alberta, Justina M. Barnicke Gallery (Hart House, University of Toronto), Leonard & Bina Ellen Gallery (Concordia University) and Halifax, INK<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Grant Arnold</b> is Audain Curator of British Columbia Art at the Vancouver Art Gallery. <b>Karen Henry</b> is a freelance curator, writer, editor and art consultant.<br>
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