CLASSICS & RARITIES:
Inuit Sculpture 1950s to the Present
May 24 - June 22, 2008
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Over the course of the last five decades, Inuit sculptors
from the Canadian Arctic have produced a stunning body
of work that is equal in quality to the greatest contemporary
art traditions around the world.
This spring the Marion Scott
Gallery celebrates the remarkable achievements of northern
sculptors with Classics and Rarities:
Inuit Sculpture 1950s to the Present, a multi-artist
show featuring works by over 25 of the North's top carvers.
Though
not intended to be a comprehensive retrospective of the
form, the exhibition does manage to include examples from
most phases and regions, giving viewers a clear sense of
the diverse range of styles and thematic concerns that
have characterized contemporary Inuit sculpture since its
inception in the early 1950s.
The works in Classics
and Rarities range in size from tiny ivory miniatures measuring
under an inch to large-scale stone sculptures with statures
of over 2 feet. In addition to classic mother and child images
and early carvings of hunters, the exhibition includes several
works depicting fantastical spirits and shamans, some of
which are carved from bone and other organic materials. Many
works of a more contemporary nature make use of less conventional
themes and formats, reflecting the rich diversity and constant
unpredictability of modern northern art.
Well-known artists who are featured in the exhibition include
Andy Mamgark, Lucy Tasseor, Ralph Porter, Tudlik, Toonoo
Sharky, Akeeaktashuk and Mark Alikaswa, among many others.
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