Carry Forward
Installation view of 'Carry Forward' at the Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery, 2017. (Left) Marjorie Beaucage, 'Speaking to Their Mother,' 1992. Video. Running time: 26 minutes. (Right) Maika’i Tubbs, 'Written in Stone,' 2016. Found books, dimensions variable. Photo: Robert McNair. Image courtesy of Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery.
Carry Forward
Maria Thereza Alves, Marjorie Beaucage, Deanna Bowen, Dana Claxton, Brenda Draney, John Hampton, Jamelie Hassan, Mike MacDonald, Nadia Myre, Krista Belle Stewart, and Maika’i Tubbs
Curated by Lisa Myers | Circulated by Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery
February 2 - April 28, 2019
Opening Reception
Friday, February 1, 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Exhibition Tour
Wednesday, February 6, 5:00 p.m.
Art Break
Wednesday, March 6, 12:00 p.m.
Exhibition Tour
Wednesday, March 27, 5:00 p.m.
The term “carry forward” suggests passing or transferring something on to the next generation, yet also refers to taking account of gains and loss. Some values can be traced through records and paperwork, yet others are elusive, sustained in fragments, memories, stories, knowledge, and place. This exhibition brings together artworks that propose different modes of understanding how realities are registered, contested, and even fabricated within the framework of an archive.
This project is generously supported by the Ontario Arts Council's Aboriginal Curatorial Projects grant, the Musagetes Fund held at Kitchener Waterloo Community Foundation, and the Allan MacKay Curatorial Endowment Fund, established by the Musagetes Art and Culture Fund.
Image Gallery
Installation view of Carry Forward, organized and circulated by the Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery (left to right): Marjorie Beaucage, Speaking to Their Mother (1992), courtesy the artist; Krista Belle Stewart, Sim – real / very (2015), courtesy the artist. Walter Phillips Gallery, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity. Photo by: Jessica Wittman.
Installation view of Carry Forward, organized and circulated by the Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery (left to right): Maria Thereza Alves, “When they come, flee“, said my Grandmother to my Mother. “When they come, flee“, said Mother to Me (2014), courtesy the artist and Michel Rein, Paris/Brussels; Jamelie Hassan, The Oblivion Seekers (1985), courtesy the artist; Maria Thereza Alves, Bougainvillea (2009), courtesy the artist and Michel Rein, Paris/Brussels. Walter Phillips Gallery, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity. Photo by: Jessica Wittman.
Installation view of Carry Forward, organized and circulated by the Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery: Deanna Bowen, “1911 Anti Creek-Negro Petition” from Immigration of Negroes the United States to Western Canada 1910-1911 (2013), archival permissions: Library Archives Canada, courtesy the artist. Walter Phillips Gallery, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity. Photo by: Jessica Wittman.
Installation view of Carry Forward, organized and circulated by the Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery (left to right): Brenda Draney, Untitled (2016), courtesy the artist; Mike MacDonald, Electronic Totem (1987), courtesy of Vtape, Toronto; Dana Claxton, AIM 3 (2010) and AIM 4 (2010), courtesy the artist; Maika’i Tubbs, Written in Stone (2016), courtesy the artist. Walter Phillips Gallery, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity. Photo by: Jessica Wittman.
Installation view of Carry Forward, organized and circulated by the Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery (left to right): Mike MacDonald, Electronic Totem (1987), courtesy Vtape, Toronto; Dana Claxton, AIM 3 (2010) and AIM 4 (2010), courtesy the artist. Walter Phillips Gallery, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity. Photo by: Jessica Wittman.
