Publications

 

To order Justina M. Barnicke Gallery publications contact: 416-978-8398 or jmb.gallery@utoronto.ca

 

Funkaesthetics

Published in conjunction with the exhibition Funkaesthetics, presented at the Justina M. Barnicke Gallery from February 12 to March 23, 2009, and at the Confederation Centre Art Gallery (Charlottetown, PEI), from November 21, 2009 to February 28, 2010. Explores the social, political, pedagogical, and aesthetic influences of Funk culture within a trans-historical context. 128 pages with essays and colour reproductions.

Essays by: Luis Jacob, Pan Wendt, and Adrian Piper. Foreword by Barbara Fischer.

ISBN: 978-0-7727-6075-3

Publication Year: 2010

Catalogue Price: $15 CND

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

James Carl: do you know what, a survey 1990-2008

Published by the Justina M. Barnicke Gallery, Cambridge Galleries, and the Macdonald Stewart Art Centre, and Cambridge Galleries on the occasion of the exhibition James Carl, do you know what, a survey 1990-2008, presented jointly at all three galleries between November 2008 and March 2009.  The first major survey of the sculptural and graphic works of the Toronto-based artist.  127 pages with essays, colour reproductions, and a biography of the artist.

Essays By: Ivan Jurakic, Barbara Fischer, and Robert Enright with a foreword by Barbara Fischer, Judith Nasby and Mary Misner.

ISBN: 987-0-7727-6072-2

Publication Year: 2009

Catalogue Price: $25 CND

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mark Lewis, Cold Morning

Published by the Justina M. Barnicke Gallery and the Vancouver Art Gallery in conjunction with the exhibition Mark Lewis, Cold Morning, produced by the Justina M. Barnicke Gallery for the Canada Pavilion at the 53rd International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia, June 7 to November 22, 2009.  160 pages with essays, architectural drawings, and colour reproductions.

Essays By: Grant Arnold, David Campany, Barbara Fischer, Laura Mulvey, and an interview between Klause Biesenbach and Mark Lewis.  Foreword by Barbara Fischer and Kathleen S. Bartels.  Texts in English, French, and Italian; translation by Jennifer Couëlle and Leila Buongiorno.

Editor: Barbara Fischer

ISBN: 978-0-7727-6074-6

Publication Year: 2009

Catalogue Price: $50 CND

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

South-South: Interruptions & Encounters

Published in conjunction with the exhibition South-South: Interruptions & Encounters, presented by the Justina M. Barnicke Gallery in collaboration with the South Asian Visual Arts Centre, April 2 to May 19, 2009.  Catalogue contains six commissioned essays by writers, artists, and academics addressing the possibilities and limitations of a “South-South” framework situated at the intersection of African and South Asian history, politics, and culture.  96 pages with black and white reproductions.

Essays By: Tejpal S. Ajji and Jon Soske, Christopher Cozier, Sarah Nuttall, Annie Paul, Sukhdev Sandhu, Mark Sealy, and Leon Wainwright with a foreword by Barbara Fischer and Haema Sivanesan.

Editors: Tejpal S. Ajji and Jon Soske

ISBN: 978-0-7727-6068-5

Publication Year: 2009

Catalogue Price: $15 CND

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rightfully Yours,

Published in conjunction with the exhibition Rightfully Yours, presented at the Justina M. Barnicke Gallery, November 16 to December 30, 2007.  Explores the concept of the isotopic as an operating strategy for artists who re-conceptualize institutional and social deconstruction through calculated self-personification.  132 pages with colour reproductions.

Essays by: Tejpal Ajji and Barbara Fischer

Editor: Tejpal S. Ajji

ISBN: 978-0-7727-0655-3

Publication Year: 2008

Catalogue Price: $15 CND

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stutter and Twitch

Published in conjunction with the exhibition Stutter and Twitch, presented at the Justina M. Barnicke Gallery, May 9 to June 29, 2008.  61 pages with black and white reproductions.

Essays by: Chen Tamir

Publication Year: 2008

Catalogue Price: $10 CND

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vera Frenkel, The Institute: Or, What We Do for Love

Published by Hart House, University of Toronto in conjunction with the exhibition Vera Frenkel, The Institute: Or, What We Do for Love, presented at the Justina M. Barnicke Gallery, November 18 to December 18, 2003.  96 pages with colour and black and white reproductions, essays, and biographical notes.

Essays by: Judi Schwartz, Mark Jones, Dot Tuer, David Rokeby, Elizabeth Legge, Veral Frenkel, and Annmarie Adams.

Editors: Judy Schwartz

ISBN: 0-9694382-3-0

Publication Date: 2003

Catalogue Price: $20 CND

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Young and Restless

Published in conjunction with Young and Restless, March 5, 2009, the Justina M. Barnicke Gallery’s yearly performance art program dedicated to artists currently in, or having recently graduated from, art school or a university studio program.  Contains information from previous instalments of the program: Being Young and Restless, March 17, 2008, and A Fair: Being Young and Restless, June 6, 2007.  The brochure also contains biographical references and black and white reproductions.

Essay By: Tejpal Ajji

Publication Date: 2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Empty Orchestra

Published in conjunction with Empty Orchestra, October 16 to November 13, 2008, curated by Maiko Tanaka and Heather Keung.  The brochure contains an essay and colour images from the exhibition.  Winner of a 2009 Ontario Association of Art Galleries’ Curatorial Writing Award.

Essay By: Maiko Tanaka

Publication Date: 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stories, in Pieces

Published in conjunction with Stories, in Pieces, July 10 to August 24, 2008, curated by Aileen Burns.  The brochure contains an essay and colour images from the exhibition. 

Essay By: Aileen Burns

Publication Date: 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kelly Mark: REM, You Can’t Out Run Sleep

Poster published in conjunction with the exhibition Kelly Mark, Stupid Heaven, September 14 to October 28, 2007, with an introduction to the exhibition on the reverse.

Introduction By: Barbara Fischer

Publication Date: 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Upcoming Publications:

Kelly Mark: Stupid Heaven

Funkaesthetics