Barry Frydlender, Rodeo Drive, Los Angeles, (detail), 2011. Courtesy of the artist and Andrea Meislin Gallery, New York
Main Space
Public: Collective Identity | Occupied Spaces
Festival Launch April 27, 7-10 pm
Featuring works by Philippe Chancel, Cheryl Dunn, Barry Frydlender, Baudouin Mouanda, Jon Rafman, Bill Sullivan, and Michael Wolf
at MOCCA
Featuring works by Tarek Abouamin, Ariella Azoulay, Benjamin Lowy, Richard Mosse, Sanaz Mazinani, Noh Suntag, Sabine Bitter / Helmut Weber, and Ai Weiwei at the University of Toronto Art Centre
April 28 to June 30
Opening Reception April 28, 6-9 pm
Curated by Matthew Brower, David Liss, Bonnie Rubenstein
Organized by the Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art, the University of Toronto Art Centre and the Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival
Framing issues and events central to recent social and political discourse, the University of Toronto Art Centre (UTAC) and the Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art (MOCCA) present one exhibition in two locations as a focal point of CONTACT 2012: Public. Ranging from images that capture synchronicity to ones that depict conflict, this international group show explores photography as a key nexus in the public performance of identity and civic expression of authority.
Bruce Gilden, New York City, (detail), 1985. CMCP Collection. © Bruce Gilden/Magnum Photos
Project Room: NGC@MOCCA
STREET VIEW
Harry Callahan, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Bruce Gilden, Leon Levinstein, Helen Levitt, Lisette Model, Weegee
Organized by the Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art and the National Gallery of Canada. Presented in conjunction with the Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival
Spanning six decades, from the thirties to the eighties, Street View reflects the development of street photography as a record of city life and the shifting social and economic conditions within it. Drawn from the collection of the National Gallery of Canada, this exhibition highlights the work of seven photographers whose seminal visions helped to describe the urban landscape in the 20th century. Their contribution to the canon of street photography is unmistakable as is their ongoing influence on the work of contemporary image-makers. From scenes of gritty human drama to formal compositions of urban architecture, these photographs evocatively frame public space and its inhabitants.
Scott McFarland, Corner of the Courageous, Repatriation Ceremony for Sergeant Martin Goudreault, Grenville St., Toronto, Ontario, June 9th, 2010, 2012, Courtesy of Monte Clark Gallery
Courtyard Mural
Repatriation
Scott McFarland
Presented by Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art and the Soctiabank CONTACT Photography Festival. Supported by Gluskin Sheff + Associates Inc.
Curated by Bonnie Rubenstein
Part of the series Repatriation, this large-scale photographic mural in MOCCA’s courtyard considers notions of nationalism, public duty, community, the media, heroism and sacrifice as pictorial subjects. Photographed in the manner of large-format street photography, McFarland creates a portrait of a repatriation ceremony for a fallen Canadian soldier returning home to Canada after being killed while on active duty in Afghanistan. A composite digital technique enables the artist to document a complete view of the scene.
