Archives by Artists Symposium
This Symposium brings together archivists, artists and curators to discuss the exhibition ARCHIVES BY ARTISTS, now on view at the Archives of Ontario. Beginning with a tour with curators Jim Drobnick and Jennifer Fisher at 12:00 noon, the symposium will feature presentations and discussions that explore the relationships between contemporary art and the archive.
Thursday, September 12, 2024
12:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
The Archives of Ontario (134 Ian Macdonald Blvd)
Registration is free, but limited to 60 participants. Reserve your spot HERE.
In the context of an institution that acts as an essential repository for documents, images and archives, this exhibition asks: what happens when artists mobilize the archive as a creative medium? The artworks in ARCHIVES BY ARTISTS contain items typically found in archives, such as photos, postcards, letters, maps and clippings, but also unconventional items imbued with smells and sounds. The artists revisit historical events, investigate aspects of memory and preservation, illuminate the artists’ own life and practice, reflect upon their community and social networks, as well as question the nature and dynamics of the archive itself.
ARCHIVES BY ARTISTS presents a diverse range of conceptual strategies used by artists since the 1960s to explore and imaginatively re-conceive the archive. The international scope of the exhibition features works by Ioannis Anastasiou and Majka Dokudowicz, Christian Boltanski, Nick Cave and Bob Faust, Amanda Chestnut, William N. Copley, Dora García, Kiran Kumār, Kiwi Menrath, Sophie Nys, Jürgen O. Olbrich, Dieter Roth, Vicky Sabourin, Camille Turner and Yaniya Lee, Danh Vō, and Laurie Young.
Artwork: Danh Vō, BlauOrange Preis, 2007. Cardboard box with brass clips, containing 3 books, poster, exhibition invite, newspaper, and an envelope with a letter and 5 photographs. Photo: DisplayCult.
