Steven Shearer- Exhume to Consume- Canadian Pavilion : 54th International Art Exhibition- La Biennale di Venezia 2011 / Josee Drouin-Brisebois

By:

Drouin-Brisebois, Josee

Contributor(s):

Shearer, Steven (Artist)

Material type: Text

TextSeries: La Biennale di Venezia ; #54Publication details: Ottawa; National Gallery of Canada; 2011Description: 256p; 26x19cmISBN:

9780888848888

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

709.2

LOC classification:

TR6549.S54.A4 2011

Summary: This book offers a superbly illustrated look at the work of contemporary artist Steven Shearer's exhibition for the 2011 Venice Biennial. Adopting and elaborating upon stylistic repertoires drawn from the history of figure painting, Steven Shearer makes formal and thematic parallels between art history and the iconography associated with various contemporary subcultures, including their modes of dissemination such as fanzines and image shrines on personal websites. Seen in this light the resemblance between the long, flowing hair of his metal-head rockers and the tresses of Pre-Raphaelite heroines is not fortuitous. By showing us aspects of popular culture anachronistically, Shearer exposes the false hierarchy of high and low art and prompts us to consider the differences between the cultural industries and the art world.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	SAF Reference Library	Visual Arts	N4390-5098 29.02 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		4072

This book offers a superbly illustrated look at the work of contemporary artist Steven Shearer's exhibition for the 2011 Venice Biennial. Adopting and elaborating upon stylistic repertoires drawn from the history of figure painting, Steven Shearer makes formal and thematic parallels between art history and the iconography associated with various contemporary subcultures, including their modes of dissemination such as fanzines and image shrines on personal websites. Seen in this light the resemblance between the long, flowing hair of his metal-head rockers and the tresses of Pre-Raphaelite heroines is not fortuitous. By showing us aspects of popular culture anachronistically, Shearer exposes the false hierarchy of high and low art and prompts us to consider the differences between the cultural industries and the art world.

English; French; Italian

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