Présences du littéraire dans l’espace public canadien - The Post-Colonial Landscape: a Billboard Exhibition

Linkage

Marie-Claude Langevin — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 03:31:02 +0000

Artwork identification

Artwork creator(s):

Hassan, Jamelie

Artwork creator(s):

Hassan, Jamelie

Text author(s):

Hassan, Jamelie

Text author(s):

Hassan, Jamelie

Installation year:

1993

Artwork description

Source: Reed, Joyce Whitebear (1993), The post-colonial landscape: a billboard exhibition, Saskatoon: Mendel Art Gallery

Description:

Photography placed in a billboard

Mention(s) légale(s) des illustrations:

Photo credits:

Text of the artwork:

40 TONS of nuclear waste was fired by
the
coalition
forces
into
Iraq
during
the
Gulf
War…
---
Adam’s tree
---
leukemia
---
palm forest
---
children
---
mysterious disease

Text theme:

Invasion of Iraq, war victims, health of the Iraqi population, contamination and environmental devastation through nuclear pollution

Artwork theme:

Invasion of Iraq, war victims, health of the Iraqi population, contamination and environmental devastation through nuclear pollution

History

History:

1. General History: Exhibited in Canada, England, Germany and India, thanks to grants in the following communities: Center for Studies Baalgisian, Ontario New Democratic Party (London North Central), Canadian Education Opportunities, Islamic Center of Southwestern Ontario, Palestinian Cultural Center, London (ON), and People of Conscious.

2. Background: Organized by Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The exhibition features the works of artists Edward Poitras, Grant McConnell, Jamel Hassan and Kay WalkingStick. Guest: Joyce Whitebear Reed.
Event: Exhibition The post-colonial landscape: a billboard exhibition, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, May 31-September 20, 1993. Exposure Hassan billboard: July-August 1993.

3. History: exhibition of the work coordinated by Sue Malvern, cultural critic, and the British Council.

Event: University Art Association Conference, University of Newcastle, Newcastle (England), 1996

4. History: exhibition of the work when American troops were poised to invade Iraq.
Event: domain of the Parliament, Ottawa, Ontario, 2001

5. History: exhibition of the work coordinated by Berlin members of the German Peace Council
Event: International Conference on Depleted Uranium (DU), Hamburg, Germany, 2003

Dimensions

Other information

Note(s):

The artwork envelope can be easily stowed in a box and transported.

Artist's biography:

Hassan, Jamelie

Source:

1. Jamelie Hassan jamelieh@sympatico.ca 2. Mendel Art Gallery 950 Spadina Crescent East P.O.Box 569 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7K 3L6 Tél: 306-975-7610 Fax: 306-975-7670

Document(s):

The post-colonial landscape: a billboard exhibition

War Zones

Billboard. Art on the Road. A Retrospective Exhibition of Artists' Billboard of the Last 30 Years

Partly Cleared, Partly Cultivated

Marie-Claude Langevin — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 15:39:00 +0000

Artwork identification

Artwork creator(s):

McConnell, Grant

Artwork creator(s):

McConnell, Grant

Text author(s):

McConnell, Grant

Text author(s):

McConnell, Grant

Installation year:

1993

Remarks on location:

In the center of the downtown business district

Artwork description

Source: Reed, Joyce Whitebear (1993), The post-colonial landscape: a billboard exhibition, Saskatoon: Mendel Art Gallery

Description:

Photography placed in a billboard

Mention(s) légale(s) des illustrations:

Photo credits:

Text of the artwork:

CANADA NORTHWEST --- FREE LAND your land

Text theme:

Territorial distribution in the era of colonization of Northwestern Canada

Artwork theme:

Impact of Western colonization; politics of topography; land as property; territorial base for nationhood

History

History:

Organized by Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The exhibition presents the artwork of artists Edward Poitras, Grant McConnell, Jamel Hassan and Kay WalkingStick. Guest: Joyce Whitebear Reed.

Event: Exhibition The post-colonial landscape: a billboard exhibition, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Event date(s):

1993

Dimensions

Other information

Artist's biography:

McConnell, Grant

Source:

2. Mendel Art Gallery950 Spadina Crescent EastP.O.Box 569Saskatoon, SaskatchewanS7K 3L6Tél: 306-975-7610Fax: 306-975-7670

Document(s):

The post-colonial landscape: a billboard exhibition

Exiles and Others. The Post-Colonial Landscape

Finding the Center

Marie-Claude Langevin — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 15:33:07 +0000

Artwork identification

Artwork creator(s):

WalkingStick, Kay

Artwork creator(s):

WalkingStick, Kay

Text author(s):

WalkingStick, Kay

Text author(s):

WalkingStick, Kay

Installation year:

1993

Remarks on location:

In the center of the downtown business district

Artwork description

Source: Reed, Joyce Whitebear (1993), The post-colonial landscape: a billboard exhibition, Saskatoon: Mendel Art Gallery

Description:

Photography placed in a billboard

Mention(s) légale(s) des illustrations:

Photo credits:

Text of the artwork:

love

[text in Cherokee. Characters not available]

Text theme:

Love

Artwork theme:

Fusion of physical and spiritual; double Amerindian cultural identity

History

History:

Organized by Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The exhibition presents the work of artists Edward Poitras, Grant McConnell, Jamel Hassan and Kay WalkingStick. Guest: Joyce Whitebear Reed.

Event: Exhibition The post-colonial landscape: a billboard exhibition, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Event date(s):

1993

Dimensions

Other information

Note(s):

The text in Cherokee means "love".

Artist's biography:

Walkingstick, Kay

Source:

2. Mendel Art Gallery950 Spadina Crescent EastP.O.Box 569Saskatoon, SaskatchewanS7K 3L6Tél: 306-975-7610Fax: 306-975-7670

Document(s):

The post-colonial landscape: a billboard exhibition

1885

Marie-Claude Langevin — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 15:08:13 +0000

Artwork identification

Artwork creator(s):

Poitras, Edward

Artwork creator(s):

Poitras, Edward

Text author(s):

Poitras, Edward

Text author(s):

Poitras, Edward

Installation year:

1993

Remarks on location:

In the center of the downtown business district

Artwork description

Source: Reed, Joyce Whitebear (1993), The post-colonial landscape: a billboard exhibition, Saskatoon: Mendel Art Gallery

Description:

Photography placed in a billboard

Mention(s) légale(s) des illustrations:

Photo credits:

Remarks on image:

View of the installation

Text of the artwork:

THE AMAZON IS BURNING --- WHILE YOU PLAY BINGO

Text theme:

Ecological responsibility for the territory

Artwork theme:

Indigenous cultural identity based on territorial reports; Amerindian relationship to the Saskatchewan territory and elsewhere.

History

History:

Organized by Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The exhibition presents the work of artists Edward Poitras, Grant McConnell, Jamel Hassan and Kay WalkingStick. Guest: Joyce Whitebear Reed.

Event: Exhibition The post-colonial landscape: a billboard exhibition, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Event date(s):

1993

Dimensions

Other information

Artist's biography:

Poitras, Edward

Source:

2. Mendel Art Gallery950 Spadina Crescent EastP.O.Box 569Saskatoon, SaskatchewanS7K 3L6Tél: 306-975-7610Fax: 306-975-7670

Document(s):

The post-colonial landscape: a billboard exhibition

Exiles and Others. The Post-Colonial Landscape