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Close Encounters | Contemporary Inuit Art
Tim Pitsiulak, Canadrill, 2015. black porous-point pen, coloured pencil, graphite on paper, Courtesy of the artist, 2016.
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Talks
Close Encounters | Contemporary Inuit Art
Friday, June 2, 2017
Marvin Gelber Print & Drawing Study Centre, Art Gallery of Ontario
Close Encounters | Contemporary Inuit Art – New Acquisitions/New Directions: building the Inuit Art Collection at AGO
Join Andrew Hunter, Fredrik S. Eaton Curator, Canadian Art as he discusses a number of recently acquired large drawings by Shuvinai Ashoona, Tim Pitsiulak and Jutai Toonoo. Hunter will highlight the emphasis on drawing as the signature form for a generation of artists working in Kinngait (Cape Dorset) and reflect on the presence of contemporary social issues in the works.
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