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Press release
For immediate release
Brian Jungen exhibition coming soon at the MAC
From May 27 to September 4, 2006
Montréal, March 27, 2006 - The first sight that meets the eyes: ceremonial Aboriginal masks from Canada’s West Coast, and whale skeletons hanging from the ceiling. Has the Musée d’art contemporain turned into a museum of natural history or a museum of civilization? But the whale bones are actually plastic lawn chairs, and the masks are made out of the famous Nike Air Jordans.… The Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal presents Brian Jungen from May 27 to September 4, 2006.
This exhibition, the first comprehensive survey of the work of the young Vancouver-based artist, comprises nearly fifty pieces produced in the past decade, from his early drawings and sculptures to his latest installations. It includes the major series Prototype for New Understanding, consisting of masks made out of Nike running shoes, along with massive whale skeletons created from transformed plastic chairs. It offers an insight into the main concerns that drive Jungen’s work: an uncompromising vision of consumer culture and a critical reading of modernity in art.
A keen observer, and not without humour, Jungen draws upon his ancestral ties to the Dane-zaa Nation of northern British Columbia and on contemporary consumer culture. His works prompt us to question the economic, social and cultural values of the Western world and draw us into a dialogue between traditional and world cultures. You’ll love it!
Exhibition organized and circulated by the VancouverArtGallery with the support of the Audain Foundation and the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts.
Musée d’art contemporain
185 St. Catherine Street West
Tel.: (514) 847-6226
Place-des-Arts metro
Tuesday to Sunday, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Summer schedule:
Open daily June 20 to September 10, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
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