In the September 2012 issue of The Walrus, Jolyon Helterman reviewed the largest exhibition of Canadian art ever mounted outside the country: the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art’s Oh, Canada. Here, the magazine presents a selection of artworks from the show, which is open through April 1, 2013. We think you should go see it.
Fireworks by Sarah Anne Johnson (Winnipeg, Manitoba)Unique chromogenic print hand painted with photospotting and acrylic ink; 2010
Angel Trumpet Flower of Death by Shary Boyle (Toronto, Ontario)Ink and gouache on paper; 2008
Façade, Northern Peninsula by Ned Pratt (St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador)Archival inkjet print; 2008
Uncharted Galvanized Hut by Chris Millar (Calgary, Alberta)Acrylic on canvas; 2008
Evil Spirit by Annie Pootoogook (Cape Dorset, Nunavut)Pencil, ink, and pencil crayon; 2003–04
And Then Voyager Returned by DaveandJenn (Calgary, Alberta)Acrylic, oil, resin, and bronze; 2012
Chrysalides Empereur by Patrick Bernatchez (Montreal, Quebec)35mm film transferred in HD; 2008–11
Iiniiwahkiimah by Terrance Houle (Calgary, Alberta)Vinyl; 2012
You Are Loved by Andrea Mortson (Sackville, New Brunswick)Oil on canvas; 2009–10
Vanité/Vanitas by Nicolas Baier (Montreal, Quebec)Aluminum, nickel, steel, glass, and fluorescent; 2012
Corundum by Allison Hrabluik (Calgary, Alberta)Single channel video with sound by Andrea Young; 2010
Arctic Memories Fueled by Memory by Douglas Coupland (West Vancouver, British Columbia)Acrylic and latex on canvas; 2011
This appeared in the September 2012 issue.
