Sean Montgomery Building Bildung
January 14 -February 12
Laroche/Joncas gallery is pleased to present the exhibition "Building Bildung" by Canadian artist Sean Montgomery. Montgomery's new series of paintings continues his investigations on notions of masculinity specifically its representation through Canadian iconography. The artist also examines artistic hierarchies as these concerns relate to painting itself and the history of abstraction.
The title of the exhibition 'Building Bildung' makes reference to the German word "Bildung" which does not easily translate in other languages. It is related to issues of education (both learning and teaching), culture, formation, creation, and the spiritual and personal development of the individual.' Combining this with iconographic symbols of masculinity such as sports logos, beer labels and other objects, the artist questions notions of masculinity and how these symbols relate to painting and notions of modernist purity.
This is the artist’s first solo exhibition with Laroche/Joncas Gallery, his work was featured in the group exhibition Extreme Painting in the Summer of 2010. The artist will also be in the group exhibition “Not Quite/Pas Tout a Faite” curated by Lon Dubinsky at Stewart Hall Art Gallery, Pointe-Claire, Quebec, January 29 to March 13.
Sean Montgomery is an artist from Edmonton, Alberta, who currently lives and works in Ithaca, New York. He holds a BFA from the University of Alberta and a MFA from Concordia University. His works are found in private collections across Canada and the Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Edmonton, Alberta.
The artist wishes to thank:
Kasia Tolwinski, Louis and André, the Montgomery and Tolwinski clans, Eliza Griffiths, Eric Simon and the denizens of the Swamp. |
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