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Liz Magor: The Mouth and other storage facilities

East Gallery

September 13, 2008 – December 14, 2008


Image 1 / 4: Liz Magor. Stack of Trays.

Image 2 / 4: Liz Magor. Mouse on Tray (detail).

Image 3 / 4: Liz Magor. Racoon.

Image 4 / 4: Liz Magor. Bedside.

Throughout her distinguished career, Vancouver, BC based sculptor Liz Magor has explored the relationship of the real to the simulated in provocative ways. This exhibition will focus on a group of recent works that suggest a collision of domesticity with our wilder instincts. A series of cast sculptures resembling food trays, candy, discarded clothing, and other detritus sit atop tables and appear to be the leftovers from a bout of compulsive consumption. Inserted amidst the debris are the exhausted bodies of small animals which speak to a higher order of waste. The collection of humble, yet talismanic, forms creates an elegiac mood that mourns nature and culture alike.

Liz Magor: The Mouth and Other Storage Facilities is co-organized by Simon Fraser University Gallery Director Bill Jeffries. The exhibition will be on view in the SFU Art Gallery from January 10 to February 21, 2009

Liz Magor: The Mouth and other storage facilities is organized by Henry Associate Curator Sara Krajewski and Simon Fraser University Gallery Director Bill Jeffries.
Support is provided by the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs, 4Culture/King County Lodging Tax, and Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAIT).
Featured artists: Liz Magor
Image 1: Liz Magor. Stack of Trays. 2008. Polymerized gypsum and found objects Private collection. Photo: Scott Massey, Site Art Services.
Image 2: Liz Magor. Mouse on Tray (detail). 2008. Polymerized gypsum Private collection. Photo: Scott Massey, Site Art Services.
Image 3: Liz Magor. Racoon. 2008. Polymerized gypsum. Polymerized gypsum. Courtesy of the artist and Equinox Gallery.
Image 4: Liz Magor. Bedside. 2007. Polymerized gypsum, hardware, and lighting fixture. Courtesy of the artist and Susan Hobbs Gallery, Toronto. Photo: Isaac Applebaum.

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