On Location, 2008
101.6 cms x 135.9 cms (40 ins x 53.5 ins)
Lot offered for sale by Waddington's, Toronto at the auction event "Concrete Contemporary Art Online Auction" held on Thu, Apr 13, 2017.
Lot 30
Lot 30
Estimate: CAD $7,000 - $9,000
Realised: CAD $7,200
Realised: CAD $7,200
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
Private Collection, Toronto
Pierre-François Ouellette Art Contemporain, Montreal
Notes:
Adad Hannah's theatrical, living photographs - also known as "tableaux vivantes" - lie at the intersection of performance, choreography, and fine art. Hannah video-records reconstructed, staged models of famous art historical works, such as The Raft of Medusa and Las Meninas, and of family photographs taken before his birth. He calls attention to the construction of meaning in these images and historical artefacts and the historic associations between the various visual media. Hannah believes "Our experiences are valid tools to be brought to the work of art in the present moment. That's not to say it's not interesting to learn what went into making a historical work, but when we go to a museum and there's a panel on the wall that tell you what the piece is about, that suggests you need to stop there and not create your own meaning in relation to the work. Meaning is arrived at through negotiation."
Private Collection, Toronto
Pierre-François Ouellette Art Contemporain, Montreal
Notes:
Adad Hannah's theatrical, living photographs - also known as "tableaux vivantes" - lie at the intersection of performance, choreography, and fine art. Hannah video-records reconstructed, staged models of famous art historical works, such as The Raft of Medusa and Las Meninas, and of family photographs taken before his birth. He calls attention to the construction of meaning in these images and historical artefacts and the historic associations between the various visual media. Hannah believes "Our experiences are valid tools to be brought to the work of art in the present moment. That's not to say it's not interesting to learn what went into making a historical work, but when we go to a museum and there's a panel on the wall that tell you what the piece is about, that suggests you need to stop there and not create your own meaning in relation to the work. Meaning is arrived at through negotiation."
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(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Waddington's auction house for permission to use.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Waddington's auction house for permission to use.