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May 18 - May 25, 2012 |
Exhibition combines fashion with culture, history & tradition
Fashionality: Dress and Identity in Contemporary Canadian Art on display at the McMichael
By Rosanna Bonura
Originally Published: 2012-05-11
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Jana Sterbak, Distraction detail
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The McMichael Canadian Art Collection is the home of several touring exhibitions throughout the year in addition to its permanent collections, which consists of almost 6,000 artworks. One of its newest exhibitions is Fashionality: Dress and Identity in Contemporary Canadian Art, on display until September 3, 2012. Don’t miss the official opening celebration on Sunday May 13- a perfect day out with mom! The special Mother’s Day event runs from 11am to 5pm with the opening of the exhibition which will include a special brunch at Seven Restaurant, a variety of activities including a tour by curator Julia Pine, a tea party hosted by Toronto-based artist Camille Turner, fun children workshops, and fashionistas exploring dress codes in nature. Every mom in attendance will leave with a rose to mark the special day.
Fashionality: Dress and Identity in Contemporary Canadian Art curated by Ottawa native Julia Pine, is more than an exhibition on fashion, it explores the use of apparel and the act of adornment through the work of 23 active Canadian artists who use painting, assemblage, sculpture, installation, video, photography, performance and social media to explore both creative and conceptual possibilities. All of these factors make this exhibition different than any other with a fashion theme. “There is a focus specifically on Canadian artists who work with clothing- not just fashion, but dress in general. There is also a focus on identity, so it looks at the relationships we have with each other, with nature, with history, our gender roles, and issues of culture and race,” says curator Julia Pine. With a focus on clothing in the world of art, the exhibition helps one understand what it means to be woven into Canada’s national fabric ironically, by deconstructing it, and as an alternative to mainstream fashion. Julia Pine’s interest in the relationship between art and clothing began during the time she worked at the Bata Shoe Museum. This later led to her interest and study in Fashion Theory, which looks at how fashion can be read as a visual language. When she finished her university studies, Julia Pine was awarded a fellowship at the National Gallery in Canadian Art, where she decided to look at how Canadian artists were combining art and fashion- research that later led to his very exhibition.
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