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Art Contemporary (1945-)

Damian Moppett + Ron Moppett

Every Story Has Two Sides

by (author) Patricia Kelly, Jonathan Shaughnessy & Nancy Toulsey

Publisher
Art Gallery of Alberta
Initial publish date
Nov 2017
Category
Contemporary (1945-)
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781771790208
    Publish Date
    Nov 2017
    List Price
    $40.00

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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

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Jonathan Shaughnessy is Associate Curator, Contemporary Art at the National Gallery of Canada.

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