11.03.2021 – 08:48

National Gallery of Canada

Ottawa (Canada) (Oats)

From March 11, 2021, works by artists from the renowned Group of Seven – Lauren Harris, JEH MacDonald, AA Jackson, Arthur Lismer, FH Worley, Franklin Carmichael and Franz Johnston – as well as Emily Carr and Tom Thomson, etc. The exhibition will be performed on the Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt Framework Magnetic North: The Myth of Canada in Painting 1910–1940 visible. The exhibition, which brings together 87 paintings and five films from various Canadian collections and institutions, will then be screened in autumn 2021 at Kunthal Rotterdam in the Netherlands.

Magnetic North: The Myth of Canada in Painting 1910–1940 Schirn Kunsthalle is jointly organized by the Art Gallery of Frankfurt, Ontario and the National Gallery of Canada. The exhibition is on display at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2021 as Canada’s Guest of Honor. A rich illustrated catalog in English and German is also available. Canada’s presence as guest of honor at the Frankfurt Book Fair, which will take place this year from October 20 to 24, 2021, is supported by the Department of Heritage of Canada.

Dr. Sasha Suda, Director and CEO of the National Gallery of Canada, Believe that ” Magnetic answer-Prohibition in Frankfurt and Rotterdam will give masterpieces visibility from some of Canada’s most important museums and cultural institutions. This is a historic moment as these great works are being brought together for the first time in Europe. Visitors have the opportunity to discover notable artistic talents that created an unprecedented visual style to represent Canadian landscapes in the first decades of the 20th century. These great artists have made a pivotal contribution to the history of art in Canada, and their works are ambassadors The ultimate For our country. ”

2020 marks the 100th anniversary of the first exhibition of the Group of Seven in Canada. Visitors will be able to marvel at an impressive selection of paintings created between 1910 and 1940 – a time of nation building and rapid industrial expansion. The paintings and sketches embody the dream of an independent ruler, a dream that is now contrary to Canada’s colonial history.

The exhibition will also include five films, including two contemporary female actors: How people live (2013), a documentary by filmmaker Lisa Jackson, and Raise up (2015), a short film by artist Caroline Monet.

In his hour-long film, Jackson tells the story of Gawa’s Gala – ‘Nakwaxda’xw First Nation, founded in 1964 by the Canadian government from its traditional territories off the coast of British Columbia.

Indigenous identity and representation and by them “Republishing Canadian History from a Contemporary Perspective”, Monnet takes viewers on a journey from the far north to the urban south, “Refers to the continuous conflict between tradition and the modernity of the people which is constantly advancing.” The three-minute film was produced from archival material from the National Film Board of Canada (NFB).

“The opportunity to share the captivating works of the Group of Seven and their contemporaries with a new audience is exciting,” she said. Stephen Jost, Ontario’s Direktor der Art Gallery (AGO). “With their paintings of lofty mountains and untouched nature, these artists created a romantic novel of deserted wilderness. This exhibition gives the works a bold, contemporary relevance and allows visitors to view these modern paintings through the eyes of contemporary indigenous artists.” Provides the opportunity to see. ”

Honourable. Steven Gilbelt, Minister of Cultural Heritage of CanadaSaid: “We are very excited to share these masterpieces of Canadian painting with our European friends in Germany and the Netherlands. This extraordinary exhibition is just an iceberg of Canadian creativity that continues throughout our year-round art and culture. Attendance of Guest of Honor at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2021 – Event in Germany Canada – We cordially invite you to this journey of discovery! ”

Dr. Philippe Demandt, Director of the Sheeran Kunsthal Frankfurt, Explained: “We would like to thank our colleagues in Canada for the confidence and enthusiasm they are showing in our idea of ​​showing these symbols of Canadian modernism for the first time in Germany. We are very happy to see our visitors. Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt together to present great paintings and expand the reception of international modernism. It is especially important for us to shed light on the current critical examination of the popular Group of Seven. In this sense, we are looking for artists Caroline Very grateful. Monet and Lisa Jackson for their significant contributions to this exhibition. ”

Most of the works come from the collections of the National Gallery of Canada and the Art Gallery of Ontario, with 23 and 38 paintings respectively. The remaining works in the exhibition come from the Art Museum of the University of Toronto, the National Library of Canada (Library and Archives Canada / LAC), the McMichael Canadian Art Collection, the Ottawa Art Gallery, the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. Museum of London, National Film Board of Canada, Judith and Norman Alix Art Gallery, Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Vancouver Art Gallery and University of Victoria.

Additional Information:

-  Über die National Gallery of Canada 
-  Über die Art Gallery of Ontario 
-  Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt 
-  Canada FBM2020  

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