Liz Magor is one of the most important Canadian artists of her generation. From the mental and physical contexts of retail consumerism to the spaces of the museum to the private, interior worlds of addiction and desire, Magor’s oeuvre has consistently combined a high level of conceptual and procedural rigour with the intense investigation of materials, ranging from twigs and textiles to rubber and polymerized gypsum. Her practice is characterized by an ability to meld multiple references to cultures of display, compulsion, and consumption, making the case that this visual and emotional richness is one of the reasons why Magor is one of the most intriguing conceptual artists of her generation. Published to accompany the most ambitious exhibition ever devoted to Magor’s work, this thoroughly illustrated publication contains three scholarly essays as well as six texts from artists, curators and admirers of Liz Magor.

Dan Adler is Assistant Professor of Art History at York University in Toronto. His writings have appeared in Art History and Artforum. Born in Munich in 1941, Hanne Darboven has exhibited her work in the Documenta exhibitions 5, 6, and 7 and in the 40th Venice Biennale.

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Lesley Johnstone is a curator and head of exhibitions and education at the Musée d'art contemporain.

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