Weathervane
2 September 2005 - 6 November 2005
Curator: Karen Love

Marlene Creates, Paterson Ewen, Rodney Graham, Tania Kitchell, Mark Lewis, Richard Rhodes, Seifollah Samadian, Alan Storey, T & T (Tyler Brett and Tony Romano), Lawrence Weiner, Chris Welsby



Rodney Graham
Weather Vane


Marlene Creates
Wind Gusts, Falling Rock, Alberta


T & T (Tyler Brett and Tony Romano)
Solar Trapper


Mark Lewis
Windfarm


Seifollah Samadian
The White Station

  

In a time when the effects of global warming might be twice as catastrophic as previously thought, and extreme climate events threaten us worldwide, it no longer seems mundane to talk about the weather. The international exhibition, Weathervane, looks at how contemporary artists think about and utilize the weather. For some artists, the study and presentation of the phenomenological aspects of weather has enormous implications. Others use visual and textual strategies to link atmospheric conditions metaphorically to psychological, political, social and environmental concerns.

Weathervane is a collaborative project of the Ottawa Art Gallery (Ottawa) and Oakville Galleries (Oakville).

A bilingual exhibition catalogue with essays by the curator, Karen Love, and guest essayist, Elizabeth May (Sierra Club of Canada), is available. Read more

Events

Vernissage and catalogue launch
Thursday 8 September at 5:30 pm

Talk with Guest Curator Karen Love
Friday 9 September at 12:30 pm

Lecture by Elizabeth May: How to be an Activist
Thursday 6 October at 6 pm

Artist talk with Tania Kitchell
Friday 21 October at 12:30 pm

 

School teachers and group leaders!

Please contact OAG's Public Programs Coordinator Véronique Couillard at (613) 233-8699 x 228 to book a free tour of Weathervane, an international exhibition that looks at how contemporary artists think about and utilize the weather. Weathervane features photography, drawings, paintings as well as video works. A tour of Hot Mush and the Cold North can also be included in your visit.