February 17, 2015rennie Speaker Series: Peter Eleey (MoMA PS1)By rennie museumMissed our rennie Speaker Series talk by MoMA PS1 Associate Director of Exhibitions and Programs, Peter Eleey, on January 19th, 2015? Here’s the video! Eleey spoke about his exhibition ‘Sturtevant: Double Trouble’, exhibited at MoMA November 9, 2014 – February 22, 2015. Peter Eleey joined MoMA PS1 as its Curator in 2010, and became Associate Director of Exhibitions and Programs… Read more.
February 5, 2015Utopian Socialism in Mircea Cantor’s Social SculpturesBy rennie museumby Jaclyn Guse While made from terracotta, With a Free Smile (2007) could easily trick the naïve eye into thinking it was anything but a sculpture. The dense, coffin-shaped work resides in the front room of rennie collection, and if you weren’t aware you might accidentally presume it to be a low bench. It is in front of the windows… Read more.
January 14, 2015The Impact of Cultural Identity on Art – Is Mircea Cantor “Allergic to Utopia?”By rennie museumby Madeleine Tranter Cultural identity is recognized in many ways, whether it be a prominent relationship with a history or simply the recognition of and sense of belonging to a nation, religion or community. It could be the labelling of a generation as ‘Baby Boomers’, or simply the sense of pride felt when your country wins an Olympic medal, and… Read more.
October 17, 2014New rennie collection Exhibition: Mircea CantorBy rennie museumThe reflective work of Romanian artist and Prix Marcel Duchamp winner Mircea Cantor (b. 1977) is the subject of a rennie collection at Wing Sang exhibition this winter. This is the first solo presentation of his work in Canada. While Cantor works in a number of different mediums, he is best known for his ostensibly simple video narratives that slowly… Read more.
October 1, 2014Graham’s GhostsBy rennie museumby Katherine Neil There is a spectre-like presence in the Rodney Graham: Collected Works exhibition. Graham’s ghosts haunt the artworks within these white walls—from the artist’s mysterious appearance – in Film Still from ‘Mr. Moto in Danger Island’ (1939) (2013), to the expectant emptiness beneath Donald Judd (Catalogue Raisonne, The National Gallery of Canada) (1994). While Graham is a multidisciplinary artist,… Read more.
September 29, 2014rennie Speaker Series: Rodney GrahamBy rennie museumRodney Graham Talk THIS WEDNESDAY October 1, 7pmECUAD Lecture TheatreRoom 301, South Building To send off our Rodney Graham exhibition and celebrate the beginning of the sister exhibition at Charles H. Scott Gallery, Rodney will be giving an artist talk as part of the ongoing rennie collection Speaker Series. The exhibition at the Charles H. Scott (September 17-November 16) focuses on… Read more.
September 11, 2014Round and RoundBy rennie museumby Marion Landry I’m someone who learns by doing. When curious about something I am compelled to investigate. Direct immersion brings me closer to the thing I am curious about, and that experience gives me firsthand knowledge. With that knowledge, a new question arises, and so goes the cycle of life. I have re-invented my life a few times already in… Read more.
August 25, 2014Tour of Rodney Graham en françaisBy rennie museumWe are lucky to have the services of bilingual intern docent Marion for a special tour in French. This tour will take place on Saturday, September 6th at 10:30am. It will not be available for registration via the website, but instead by email. If you would like to attend, please email visit@renniemuseum.org. If demand is high, we will potentially offer… Read more.
August 13, 2014Shedding Light on Rodney Graham: Collected WorksBy rennie museumby Katherine Neil Physical light enters the gallery space much as it enters the eye, or the interior space of a camera, but its luminous nature may also be understood metaphorically, as when someone or something ‘sheds light’ upon something else, allowing it to be ‘seen’ more clearly. The way light enters and moves throughout the Wing Sang gallery has an… Read more.
August 12, 2014rennie collection Kids Day and tours in French!By rennie museumrennie collection welcomes your child to a summer Kids Day event–come celebrate our Rodney Graham: Collected Works exhibition with an afternoon of crafts and art education. The day will include a kid-friendly tour of the exhibition with accompanying fun art activities. Your child will leave with two finished artworks, and plenty of memories. Date: Sunday, August 24th, 2014Time: 1:30 – 3:30 PMAges: 8… Read more.