Hot Mush and the Cold North: The Group of Seven
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At one time famously dubbed the “Hot Mush School,” Tom Thomson and the Group of Seven are today considered national icons. Although their paintings are beloved by many Canadians, some contemporary artists and art historians are critical of the image of Canada they represent. Hot Mush and the Cold North explores some of the conflicts surrounding the art and mythology of the Group of Seven. The exhibition includes significant works by members of the Group from the Firestone Collection of Canadian Art and the Art Gallery of Ontario, as well as responses to their subject matter by contemporary artists Edward Burtynsky, Colwyn Griffith, Lorraine Gilbert, and Kent Monkman. As part of Hot Mush and the Cold North, OAG is invites you to a panel discussion with: Dr. François-Marc Gagnon, panelist Dr. Gagnon, a senior scholar, art historian, teacher, writer, and curator in the field of Quebec art, taught for many years at the Université de Montréal, where he initiated a number of significant research projects. The Gail and Stephen A. Jarislowsky Institute for Studies in Canadian Art seeks to advance the appreciation and understanding of Canadian art through dialogue with the academic and museum communities. Dr. Eva Mackey, panelist Dr. Eva Mackey's research interests include the anthropology of public issues and the political anthropology of Western nations, particularly the politics of culture, identity, nation, race, rights, representation and history within the context of colonial /national/ global processes. Her projects have examined multiculturalism, national identity and the politics of culture in Canada; contests about race and representation in Canada; and Aboriginal rights and "backlash" in settler nations. Kent Monkman, panelist Kent Monkman, of Cree ancestry, works with a variety of media, including painting, film/video, and performance. Recent exhibitions include “We come in peace…?” Histories of the Americas, at the Musée d’Art Contemporain de Montréal, and The American West, at Compton Verney, in Warwickshire, England. His work is represented in the collections of the National Gallery of Canada, Museum London, the Woodland Cultural Centre, the Indian Art Centre, The Mackenzie Art Gallery, and the Canada Council Art Bank. Kent Monkman will be showing video excerpts from "Group of Seven Inches", soon to be completed. Lorraine Gilbert, moderator Lorraine Gilbert has been a practicing and exhibiting artist since 1979. Her photographic works have been collected by Canada's major galleries and museums, including the National Gallery of Canada. In 2003, Lorraine Gilbert was awarded the inaugural Karsh Award for her strong commitment to artistic excellence in photo-based art. She has taught as an invited professor at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, and as a part-time professor at Concordia and The University of Ottawa, since 1987. |
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