This ambitious foray into painting as it is practiced throughout Canada today tackles an almost overwhelming subject to discover clearly distinguishable movements and tendencies each with its own characteristics, resources and objectives. Closely reviewing the works of dozens of artists painting today, this generously illustrated publication reveals distinct and various artistic paths: figurative works aligned with the great pictorial tradition; figurative works imbued with symbolism and inspired by media, graphic novels and illustration; works about painting itself that integrate referential thematics and techniques; and works created in conjunction with other disciplines producing new works such as painting-objects and painting-photography. Accompanying the main essay are several original texts exploring different corollaries of this immense topic: the meaning of the human figure in current painting; the exhibition of current painting as a vehicle for identity definition; the passage from 20th century painting to 21st century painting; and the collection of current painting by national institutions. With 120 works reproduced in full color and complete biographical notices on all participating artists, this authoritative tome is essential reading for anyone wishing to understand the redefined space that painting has claimed for itself in the visual arts in the 21st century. In English and French.

Le Project Peinture / The Painting Project: Un Instantane de la Peinture au Canada / A Snapshot of Painting in Canada (English and French Edition)

Arts & Photography

Enright, Robert

Shaughnessy, Jonathan

Belisle, Julie

Dery, Louise

Mavrikakis, Nicolas

History & Criticism

Galerie De I'Uqam

<p>April 2013. Available in limited quantities. This superb hardcover edition is the first and only monograph dedicated to the artist.</p>

David Altmejd

Individual Artists

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