Weathervane
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In this new publication, curator Karen Love explores the metaphorical, psychological and political importance of weather as a theme in the work of 13 contemporary artists. Her essay, "Under the Weather," considers the content of each work in this significant art exhibition, shedding light upon each artist’s process and practice in the context of current environmental concerns. Weathervane also features an important new essay by Elizabeth May, Executive Director of the Sierra Club of Canada; "Humans and Climate: A Complex Relationship" closely examines the immense and devastating changes that human beings have made to the environment and eco-systems of our planet, transformations carried out with alarming and unprecedented speed. The catalogue, brilliantly designed by the award-winning design firm, Timmings & Debay, features full-colour reproductions of the art works in the exhibition. Karen Love is a Vancouver-based, independent curator, a member of Doryphore Curatorial Collective and founding member of CABINET: Interdisciplinary Collaborations. Formerly the Director/Curator at Presentation House Gallery (PHG) in North Vancouver from 1983-2001, she has produced over 160 exhibitions and 60 publications, including Facing History: Portraits from Vancouver, organized for PHG and toured to Paris and Herouville/Saint-Clair, France in 2004/2005; Mark Ruwedel: Written on the Land (tour 2003-2005); and Variations on the Picturesque, co-curated with Karen Henry for the Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery, 2005. Elizabeth May is a writer, activist, lawyer and mother living in Ottawa. Since 1989, she has held the title of Executive Director of the Sierra Club of Canada, an organization dedicated to the development of a diverse, well-trained grassroots network devoted to protecting the integrity of global ecosystems. Among many awards bestowed on her, May has received the United Nations Global 500 Award in 1990 and, in 1996, the Award for Outstanding Leadership in Environmental Education by the Ontario Society for Environmental Education. In 2005, she was named an Officer of the Order of Canada. $20 |
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