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Liz Magor

January 01, 1970

Liz Magor (born 1948) is a Canadian visual artist based in Vancouver. She is well known for her sculptures that address themes of history, shelter and survival through objects that reference still life, domesticity and wildlife.[1][2] She often re-purposes domestic objects such as blankets and is known for using mold making techniques.

Liz Magor
Born1948 (age 75–76)
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Alma materUniversity of British Columbia
Known forSculptor, photographer

Biography edit

Magor was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1948. Magor studied at the University of British Columbia from 1966-1968, and Parsons School of Design in New York from 1968-1970. Subsequently, she completed her diploma at the Vancouver School of Art in 1971.[3] She had a career as a respected educator at the Ontario College of Art and Design before moving to Vancouver to continue her teaching at the Emily Carr University of Art and Design where she continued to be major influence on a younger generation of artists.[4] Alongside Stan Douglas, Brian Jungen, and Jeff Wall, Magor's work and studio practice was featured in the Vancouver episode of season 8 of the PBS broadcast Art21: Art in the Twenty-First Century.[5]

Magor's internationally exhibited and produced work usually takes the form of sculpture, installation, or photography. Major solo exhibitions of her work have been presented internationally at The Renaissance Society, Chicago; Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, Cambridge; The Modern and Contemporary Art Museum of Nice; Kunstverein in Hamburg; Migros Museum of Contemporary Art, Zurich, among other venues. In Canada she has exhibited widely at prominent institutions such as the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal, the Art Gallery of Ontario, the Vancouver Art Gallery, the Winnipeg Art Gallery, and the National Gallery of Canada. Alongside Ian Carr-Harris, she represented Canada at the XLI Biennale of Venice, Italy, in 1984,[6][7] and she was invited to participate at documenta 8 in Kassel, in 1987.[8]

Magor has been recognized with civic, national, and international awards. In 2001, awarded the Governor General's Award in Visual and Media Arts.[9] In Vancouver, she was recognized with the sixth annual Audain Prize for Lifetime Achievement in the Visual Arts in 2009.[10] In 2014, she was the recipient of the Gershon Iskowitz Prize, awarded by the Art Gallery of Ontario with a solo exhibition.[11][12] In 2019, she was named Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the government of France.[13]

Art Practice edit

 
LightShed in 2006

Liz Magor works in sculpture, installation, public art and photography. Her sculptural work investigates the ontology of ordinary or familiar objects, which she remakes and presents in new contexts.[14] For example, Magor has created facsimiles of food items and their containers, as well as other objects such as driftwood, logs, tree stumps, and clothing.[15] A studio- and object-oriented artist, Magor’s work emphasizes process and materiality, and highlights the difference between the real and the simulated.[16]

In previous work, Magor used mold-making and casting techniques to make replicas of coats, trays and cutlery (which she calls "serviceable objects") as receptacles for other materials (such as candies or cigarettes).[17] These works reference the accumulation of discarded goods and vices that appeal to our common impulses. They also raise questions about the social and emotional life of objects. Magor’s more recent work involves the repurposing of used clothing and old wool blankets (other types of "serviceable objects").[18]

In her article entitled Magor's Timeless Transitions, Robin Laurence writes, "Art, Liz Magor says, is the place where our perceptions are opened and examined for prolonged periods of time. Much longer, she suggests, than in our day-to-day encounters with the visual world, where we tend to interpret given signs in fixed ways, and where our first impressions are usually consolidated by our second [impressions]. Magor's art refutes such consolidation: irresolution prevails and closure eludes us. Her sculptures consistently play reality against unreality, meaning against alternative meaning, initial appearance against later revelation."[19]

Magor's permanent or temporary public works have been installed in Vancouver [20] and the Greater Vancouver Regional District,[21] and Toronto and the Toronto area.[22][23]

Magor is represented by Susan Hobbs Gallery and Catriona Jeffries in Canada, Andrew Kreps Gallery in the United States, and Marcelle Alix in France. In her early career, she was represented by Ydessa Hendeles's The Ydessa Gallery in Toronto.

Collections edit

Liz Magor's work is found in public and private collections in Canada and internationally, such as the Vancouver Art Gallery,[24][25] the Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery,[26] at The University of British Columbia, the Winnipeg Art Gallery,[27][28] the Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal,[29][30] and the National Gallery of Canada,[31] in Canada; the Henry Art Gallery,[32] in the United States; as well as the collections of Centre national des arts plastiques,[33][34][35] Frac Corse,[36] and Frac Île-de-France[37] in France.

Bibliography edit

Monographs and exhibition catalogues:

  • Byers, Dan; Øvstebo, Solveig; Heti, Sheila; Speed, Mitch (2019). BLOWOUT. Cambridge, MA; Chicago, IL: Carpenter Center for the Arts and The Renaissance Society. ISBN 978-0-941548-78-6.
  • Adler, Dan; Johnstone, Lesley; Magor, Liz; Munder, Heike; Steinbrügge, Bettina (2016). Habitude. Montreal, QC; Zürich; Hamburg: Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal, Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst, and Kunstverein in Hamburg. ISBN 978-2-551-25829-1.
  • Magor, Liz; Kopp, Céline; Robertson, Lisa; Verwoert, Jan (2015). Liz Magor: the blue one comes in black. Milan; Marseille: Mousse Publishing and Triangle France. ISBN 978-88-6749-170-4.
  • Krajewski, Sara; Jeffries, Bill (2008). The Mouth and other storage facilities: Liz Magor. Seattle, WA; Burnaby, BC: Henry Art Gallery Association ; Simon Fraser University Gallery. ISBN 978-0935558470. OCLC 318166711.
  • Arnold, Grant; and Monk, Philip; et al. Liz Magor. Toronto/Vancouver: The Power Plant/Vancouver Art Gallery, 2002
  • Hogg, Lucy; Magor, Liz; Tousley, Nancy; Shier, Reid (2000). Liz Magor. Toronto: Art Gallery of York University. ISBN 0-920751-77-6. OCLC 43884696.

References edit

  1. ^ Adler, Dan. "Liz Magor, Susan Hobbs Gallery". Artforum. Summer 2007: 507.
  2. ^ Dayal, Mira. "Liz Magor, Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts". Artforum. May 2019.
  3. ^ "Discover must-known artists from across Canada." Canadian Art. Accessed June 7, 2013. [1]
  4. ^ Turner, Michael (2016-04-01). "Liz Magor". Preview. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
  5. ^ "Liz Magor". Art21. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
  6. ^ Bradley, Jessica. "Liz Magor". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Accessed June 7, 2013.
  7. ^ Bradley, Jessica (1984). Ian Carr-Harris, Liz Magor: Canada XLI Biennale di Venezia, 1984. Ottawa: National Gallery of Canada. ISBN 9780888845153.
  8. ^ Monk, Philip. “Liz Magor.” documenta 8. Kassel: Weber and Weidemeyer, 1987, vol. 2, pp. 156
  9. ^ . Governor General's Awards in Visual and Media Arts. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  10. ^ "Vancouver artist Liz Magor wins B.C.’s Audain prize". CBC News. April 8, 2009. [3]
  11. ^ "Vancouver's Liz Magor wins the 2014 Gershon Iskowitz Prize". AGO. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
  12. ^ "Liz Magor: Surrender". Art Gallery of Ontario. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
  13. ^ "La Gazette du Canada, Partie I, volume 153, numéro 26". Gouvernement du Canada. 2019-06-29. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
  14. ^ Emily Carr University of Art + Design. "Liz Magor – Faculty Bio". Accessed June 7, 2013. [4]
  15. ^ Brown, Nicholas. “Liz Magor”. Hunter & Cook 04, 2009
  16. ^ Edmonson, Tess (2020-11-24). "Life of Objects". Canadian Art. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
  17. ^ Woodley, E.C. "Real Dead Ringers: The Art of Liz Magor". Border Crossings, Issue 117, March 2011. [5]
  18. ^ Milroy, Sarah. "Liz Magor’s artistic salvage operation". The Globe and Mail. November 30, 2012 [6]
  19. ^ Robin Laurence. "Magor’s Timeless Transitions 2013-06-20 at the Wayback Machine". Georgia Straight, December 16, 2004
  20. ^ "Liz Magor". City of Vancouver Public Art Registry. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
  21. ^ "Marks". City of Surrey Public Art Collection. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
  22. ^ Magor, Liz (1996). Liz Magor: Messenger. Toronto: Toronto Sculpture Garden.
  23. ^ "Liz Magor, Keep, 2000". Art Gallery of York University. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
  24. ^ . Vancouver Art Gallery. Archived from the original on 2015-09-11. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
  25. ^ . Vancouver Art Gallery. Archived from the original on 2015-09-11. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
  26. ^ "Liz Magor". Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
  27. ^ "Liz Magor, Untitled from the series Military Through the Ages, 1991–1994". Winnipeg Art Gallery. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
  28. ^ "Liz Magor, Breast Nest Pressers for the Perching Birds of Canada, 1976". Winnipeg Art Gallery. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
  29. ^ "Liz Magor, Violator, 2015". Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
  30. ^ "Liz Magor, Carton II, 2006". Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
  31. ^ "Liz Magor". National Gallery of Canada. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
  32. ^ "Liz Magor, White Wonders, 2002". Henry Art Gallery. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
  33. ^ "Liz Magor, Prone, 2015". Centre national des arts plastiques. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
  34. ^ "Liz Magor, Karl's Kastle, 2003". Centre national des arts plastiques. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
  35. ^ "Liz Magor, Fresh Pack, 2015". Centre national des arts plastiques. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
  36. ^ "Liz Magor, Ladies Jacket Smoking, 2015". Les collections des Fracs. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
  37. ^ "Liz Magor, Buckle, 2016". Les collections des Fracs. Retrieved 2021-03-09.

Further reading edit

  • Adler, Dan. "Liz Magor: Susan Hobbs Gallery". Artforum, Summer 2007
  • Campbell, Deborah. "The Outlaw". Canadian Art, Summer 2009, 42-47
  • Dault, Gary Michael. "Look closer to grasp Molly’s Reach". The Globe and Mail, 12 March 2005
  • Feinstein, Roni. "Report from Toronto: Opening Doors". Art in America, no.11 (November 1994), 38-47
  • Gopnik, Blake. "’Flaws’ point to artist’s crucial theme: artificiality". The Globe and Mail, 2 September 2000
  • Lafo, Rachel Rosenfield. "The Potency of Ordinary Objects: A Conversation with Liz Magor". Sculpture Magazine, November 2012, 36-41
  • Laurence, Robin. "Material Intelligence: The Art of Liz Magor". Border Crossings, vol.22, no.86 (2003), 36-41
  • Marshall, Lisa. "Liz Magor". Canadian Art, Spring 2013
  • Monk, Philip. "Liz Magor, Equinox Gallery". C Magazine, September–November 1999
  • Nicholas, Vanessa. "Liz Magor: Blanket Statements". Canadian Art.ca, posted 5 May 2011
  • Tousley, Nancy. "Liz Magor". Canadian Art, 17.1(Spring 2000), 70-74
  • Woodley, E. C. "Liz Magor". Art in America. 9 October 2011

January 01, 1970
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Liz Magor born 1948 is a Canadian visual artist based in Vancouver She is well known for her sculptures that address themes of history shelter and survival through objects that reference still life domesticity and wildlife 1 2 She often re purposes domestic objects such as blankets and is known for using mold making techniques Liz MagorBorn1948 age 75 76 Winnipeg Manitoba CanadaAlma materUniversity of British ColumbiaKnown forSculptor photographer Contents 1 Biography 2 Art Practice 3 Collections 4 Bibliography 5 References 6 Further readingBiography editMagor was born in Winnipeg Manitoba in 1948 Magor studied at the University of British Columbia from 1966 1968 and Parsons School of Design in New York from 1968 1970 Subsequently she completed her diploma at the Vancouver School of Art in 1971 3 She had a career as a respected educator at the Ontario College of Art and Design before moving to Vancouver to continue her teaching at the Emily Carr University of Art and Design where she continued to be major influence on a younger generation of artists 4 Alongside Stan Douglas Brian Jungen and Jeff Wall Magor s work and studio practice was featured in the Vancouver episode of season 8 of the PBS broadcast Art21 Art in the Twenty First Century 5 Magor s internationally exhibited and produced work usually takes the form of sculpture installation or photography Major solo exhibitions of her work have been presented internationally at The Renaissance Society Chicago Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts Cambridge The Modern and Contemporary Art Museum of Nice Kunstverein in Hamburg Migros Museum of Contemporary Art Zurich among other venues In Canada she has exhibited widely at prominent institutions such as the Musee d art contemporain de Montreal the Art Gallery of Ontario the Vancouver Art Gallery the Winnipeg Art Gallery and the National Gallery of Canada Alongside Ian Carr Harris she represented Canada at the XLI Biennale of Venice Italy in 1984 6 7 and she was invited to participate at documenta 8 in Kassel in 1987 8 Magor has been recognized with civic national and international awards In 2001 awarded the Governor General s Award in Visual and Media Arts 9 In Vancouver she was recognized with the sixth annual Audain Prize for Lifetime Achievement in the Visual Arts in 2009 10 In 2014 she was the recipient of the Gershon Iskowitz Prize awarded by the Art Gallery of Ontario with a solo exhibition 11 12 In 2019 she was named Chevalier de l Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the government of France 13 Art Practice edit nbsp LightShed in 2006 Liz Magor works in sculpture installation public art and photography Her sculptural work investigates the ontology of ordinary or familiar objects which she remakes and presents in new contexts 14 For example Magor has created facsimiles of food items and their containers as well as other objects such as driftwood logs tree stumps and clothing 15 A studio and object oriented artist Magor s work emphasizes process and materiality and highlights the difference between the real and the simulated 16 In previous work Magor used mold making and casting techniques to make replicas of coats trays and cutlery which she calls serviceable objects as receptacles for other materials such as candies or cigarettes 17 These works reference the accumulation of discarded goods and vices that appeal to our common impulses They also raise questions about the social and emotional life of objects Magor s more recent work involves the repurposing of used clothing and old wool blankets other types of serviceable objects 18 In her article entitled Magor s Timeless Transitions Robin Laurence writes Art Liz Magor says is the place where our perceptions are opened and examined for prolonged periods of time Much longer she suggests than in our day to day encounters with the visual world where we tend to interpret given signs in fixed ways and where our first impressions are usually consolidated by our second impressions Magor s art refutes such consolidation irresolution prevails and closure eludes us Her sculptures consistently play reality against unreality meaning against alternative meaning initial appearance against later revelation 19 Magor s permanent or temporary public works have been installed in Vancouver 20 and the Greater Vancouver Regional District 21 and Toronto and the Toronto area 22 23 Magor is represented by Susan Hobbs Gallery and Catriona Jeffries in Canada Andrew Kreps Gallery in the United States and Marcelle Alix in France In her early career she was represented by Ydessa Hendeles s The Ydessa Gallery in Toronto Collections editLiz Magor s work is found in public and private collections in Canada and internationally such as the Vancouver Art Gallery 24 25 the Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery 26 at The University of British Columbia the Winnipeg Art Gallery 27 28 the Musee d art contemporain de Montreal 29 30 and the National Gallery of Canada 31 in Canada the Henry Art Gallery 32 in the United States as well as the collections of Centre national des arts plastiques 33 34 35 Frac Corse 36 and Frac Ile de France 37 in France Bibliography editMonographs and exhibition catalogues Byers Dan Ovstebo Solveig Heti Sheila Speed Mitch 2019 BLOWOUT Cambridge MA Chicago IL Carpenter Center for the Arts and The Renaissance Society ISBN 978 0 941548 78 6 Adler Dan Johnstone Lesley Magor Liz Munder Heike Steinbrugge Bettina 2016 Habitude Montreal QC Zurich Hamburg Musee d art contemporain de Montreal Migros Museum fur Gegenwartskunst and Kunstverein in Hamburg ISBN 978 2 551 25829 1 Magor Liz Kopp Celine Robertson Lisa Verwoert Jan 2015 Liz Magor the blue one comes in black Milan Marseille Mousse Publishing and Triangle France ISBN 978 88 6749 170 4 Krajewski Sara Jeffries Bill 2008 The Mouth and other storage facilities Liz Magor Seattle WA Burnaby BC Henry Art Gallery Association Simon Fraser University Gallery ISBN 978 0935558470 OCLC 318166711 Arnold Grant and Monk Philip et al Liz Magor Toronto Vancouver The Power Plant Vancouver Art Gallery 2002 Hogg Lucy Magor Liz Tousley Nancy Shier Reid 2000 Liz Magor Toronto Art Gallery of York University ISBN 0 920751 77 6 OCLC 43884696 References edit Adler Dan Liz Magor Susan Hobbs Gallery Artforum Summer 2007 507 Dayal Mira Liz Magor Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts Artforum May 2019 Discover must known artists from across Canada Canadian Art Accessed June 7 2013 1 Turner Michael 2016 04 01 Liz Magor Preview Retrieved 2021 03 09 Liz Magor Art21 Retrieved 2021 03 09 Bradley Jessica Liz Magor The Canadian Encyclopedia Accessed June 7 2013 2 Bradley Jessica 1984 Ian Carr Harris Liz Magor Canada XLI Biennale di Venezia 1984 Ottawa National Gallery of Canada ISBN 9780888845153 Monk Philip Liz Magor documenta 8 Kassel Weber and Weidemeyer 1987 vol 2 pp 156 2001 Winners Governor General s Awards in Visual and Media Arts Archived from the original on 2 April 2015 Retrieved 25 March 2015 Vancouver artist Liz Magor wins B C s Audain prize CBC News April 8 2009 3 Vancouver s Liz Magor wins the 2014 Gershon Iskowitz Prize AGO Retrieved 29 October 2015 Liz Magor Surrender Art Gallery of Ontario Retrieved 2021 03 09 La Gazette du Canada Partie I volume 153 numero 26 Gouvernement du Canada 2019 06 29 Retrieved 2021 03 09 Emily Carr University of Art Design Liz Magor Faculty Bio Accessed June 7 2013 4 Brown Nicholas Liz Magor Hunter amp Cook 04 2009 Edmonson Tess 2020 11 24 Life of Objects Canadian Art Retrieved 2021 03 09 Woodley E C Real Dead Ringers The Art of Liz Magor Border Crossings Issue 117 March 2011 5 Milroy Sarah Liz Magor s artistic salvage operation The Globe and Mail November 30 2012 6 Robin Laurence Magor s Timeless Transitions Archived 2013 06 20 at the Wayback Machine Georgia Straight December 16 2004 Liz Magor City of Vancouver Public Art Registry Retrieved 2021 03 10 Marks City of Surrey Public Art Collection Retrieved 2021 03 10 Magor Liz 1996 Liz Magor Messenger Toronto Toronto Sculpture Garden Liz Magor Keep 2000 Art Gallery of York University Retrieved 2021 03 10 75 Years of Collecting Vancouver Art Gallery Archived from the original on 2015 09 11 Retrieved 2021 03 09 75 Years of Collecting Vancouver Art Gallery Archived from the original on 2015 09 11 Retrieved 2021 03 09 Liz Magor Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery Retrieved 2021 03 09 Liz Magor Untitled from the series Military Through the Ages 1991 1994 Winnipeg Art Gallery Retrieved 2021 03 09 Liz Magor Breast Nest Pressers for the Perching Birds of Canada 1976 Winnipeg Art Gallery Retrieved 2021 03 09 Liz Magor Violator 2015 Musee d art contemporain de Montreal Retrieved 2021 03 09 Liz Magor Carton II 2006 Musee d art contemporain de Montreal Retrieved 2021 03 09 Liz Magor National Gallery of Canada Retrieved 2021 03 09 Liz Magor White Wonders 2002 Henry Art Gallery Retrieved 2021 03 09 Liz Magor Prone 2015 Centre national des arts plastiques Retrieved 2021 03 09 Liz Magor Karl s Kastle 2003 Centre national des arts plastiques Retrieved 2021 03 09 Liz Magor Fresh Pack 2015 Centre national des arts plastiques Retrieved 2021 03 09 Liz Magor Ladies Jacket Smoking 2015 Les collections des Fracs Retrieved 2021 03 09 Liz Magor Buckle 2016 Les collections des Fracs Retrieved 2021 03 09 Further reading editAdler Dan Liz Magor Susan Hobbs Gallery Artforum Summer 2007 Campbell Deborah The Outlaw Canadian Art Summer 2009 42 47 Dault Gary Michael Look closer to grasp Molly s Reach The Globe and Mail 12 March 2005 Feinstein Roni Report from Toronto Opening Doors Art in America no 11 November 1994 38 47 Gopnik Blake Flaws point to artist s crucial theme artificiality The Globe and Mail 2 September 2000 Lafo Rachel Rosenfield The Potency of Ordinary Objects A Conversation with Liz Magor Sculpture Magazine November 2012 36 41 Laurence Robin Material Intelligence The Art of Liz Magor Border Crossings vol 22 no 86 2003 36 41 Marshall Lisa Liz Magor Canadian Art Spring 2013 Monk Philip Liz Magor Equinox Gallery C Magazine September November 1999 Nicholas Vanessa Liz Magor Blanket Statements Canadian Art ca posted 5 May 2011 Tousley Nancy Liz Magor Canadian Art 17 1 Spring 2000 70 74 Woodley E C Liz Magor Art in America 9 October 2011 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Liz Magor amp oldid 1171960771, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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