The Power Plant

Ian Wallace / Pae White

09 Oct 2010 - 02 Jan 2011

© Pae White
Hollywood Crinkle, 2010
Cotton and polyester
366 x 792 cm
Courtesy Galerie Paul Andriesse, Amsterdam
2010 COMMISSIONING PROGRAM
'IAN WALLACE: The Economy of the Image'
'PAE WHITE: Material Mutters'
9 October, 2010 - 2 January, 2011

Curated by Gregory Burke, Director of The Power Plant

Fall 2010 at The Power Plant features the premiere of new projects by two acclaimed artists as part of our Commissioning Program, which in recent years has seen the creation of new work by artists such as Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, Simon Starling, Scott Lyall, and Lawrence Weiner. Vancouverite Ian Wallace, a key influence on a generation of artists, has created a body of photo-lamination paintings using shots of people and buildings taken in Toronto's financial district. Muck like Candice Breitz's 2009 commission, this project locates Toronto centrally in international developments in contemporary art, and within the artist's oeuvre. Los Angeles-based artist Pae White, meanwhile, has woven a monumental tapestry that will form the centrepiece of a survey of her prior tapestries, as well as video animations and works on paper.

While the two commissions and exhibitions are distinct, both artists are interested in how the legacies of modernism play out in architecture and design, and the power of the photographic image, which is subjected to extensive manipulation in their works.
 

Tags: Candice Breitz, Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, Scott Lyall, Simon Starling, Ian Wallace, Lawrence Weiner, Pae White