Damian Moppett + Ron Moppett
Every Story Has Two Sides
- Publisher
- Art Gallery of Alberta
- Initial publish date
- Nov 2017
- Category
- Contemporary (1945-)
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9781771790208
- Publish Date
- Nov 2017
- List Price
- $40.00
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Description
This unprecedented pairing explores the commonalities and intersections of two major artistic practices. Ron Moppett has been one of Canada’s most prolific artists for 50 years and is renowned not only for his vibrant, large-scale paintings, but for his work as a teacher and curator. Damian Moppet has built an international career working in all forms of media, including photography, sculpture, painting, video, and drawing. They are also father and son. This exhibition catalogue looks at practices separated by generation and medium yet conjoined by an ongoing dialogue with the history of art. In their separate ways, both Ron Moppett and Damian Moppett investigate how artists throughout history have tried to resolve problems, such as those related to representation and of abstraction.
About the authors
Jonathan Shaughnessy is Associate Curator, Contemporary Art at the National Gallery of Canada.
