Category Archives: Exhibitions

Window Spaces Fade to Black

If you were walking down Nelson Street in the evening between February 3rd and May 16th, you hopefully spied the work Aurorae by Scott Massey in the CAG street front window spaces. During the day, the window spaces appeared to … Continue reading

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New Talks at the CAG: Feedback Series – Tonight at 7pm: Catherine Soussloff

Tonight at 7pm art historian and writer Catherine Soussloff gives a talk that launches a new round of events at the CAG, titled the “Feedback Series.” This new series invites cultural and critical producers to present thoughts and ideas rooted in … Continue reading

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Matthew Monahan opens tonight at the CAG

Matthew Monahan is interviewed for Life on Mars the Carnegie International in 2008. Matthew Monahan’s first Canadian solo exhibition opens at the Contemporary Art Gallery on Thursday April 26 and continues until July 1, 2012.

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Exhibitions close this Sunday, practice yoga in the gallery and extended hours

There are only a few days left to see both Guo Fengyi and Frances Stark’s work at the Contemporary Art Gallery. Sunday April 15th is your last chance to view the exhibitions Guo Fengyi and Frances Stark My Best Thing. … Continue reading

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A full house for Mark Godfrey’s talk on Frances Stark

On Sunday April 1st at the CAG, Tate Modern curator  Mark Godfrey gave an engaging talk on Frances Stark’s practice in relation to her work My Best Thing to over 100 visitors.  Frances Stark’s My Best Thing is a feature length animation film currently on view … Continue reading

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Next on at the CAG: Josephine Meckseper

Beginning May 25 through September 2 2012, Josephine Meckseper will create eight new works for the window vitrines on the CAG’s exterior. Currently based in New York, this will be Meckseper’s first exhibition in Canada. Utilizing these spaces as a site that mimics a commercial … Continue reading

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Upcoming exhibition: Matthew Monahan

The Contemporary Art Gallery is pleased to announce the upcoming exhibition of Los Angeles based artist Matthew Monahan. On view from April 27 until June 30 2012, this will be the first solo exhibition of Monahan’s work in Canada. With the human figure as his subject, Monahan manipulates … Continue reading

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New Upload: One Question with Frances Stark

As part of the Contemporary Art Gallery’s on-going video series, One Question, Frances Stark discusses her feature length animation,  My Best Thing, which is now on view at  the gallery until April 15, 2012. While using the highly accessible and modest medium … Continue reading

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Temporary Arrangement

Endless Renovation, Corin Sworn’s solo exhibition at the Contemporary Art Gallery, incorporated a freshly cut floral bouquet which sat on the floor illuminated by an old school slide projector.   On five mirrored shelves were ten vases, spanning different decades from … Continue reading

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Corin Sworn selected for the Jerwood/Film and Video Umbrella Awards

We are pleased to announce that Corin Sworn, whose work will be featured in the upcoming exhibition Endless Renovation, is one of the recipients of the Jerwood/Film and Video Umbrella Awards. This award is presented in partner with Jerwood Visual … Continue reading

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