Rebecca Belmore’s new work, Gichigami, opens as a procession that moves from Queen’s Park to the University of Toronto, where it will remain on view as an installation at the Art Museum for the duration of the Biennial.
Presented in partnership with the Art Museum at the University of Toronto.
Accessibility: This program requires moving from Queens Park to the Art Museum at the University of Toronto using level ground whenever possible, and crossing streets at designated areas. No stair use is anticipated.
September 26
12:00pm – 12:30pm
Artist Bio
Rebecca Belmore
Rebecca Belmore (b. 1960, Anishinaabe) creates sculpture, installation, video, photography and performance. Central to her work is the body in relation to history, place and Indigeneity. Recent monographic exhibitions include Turbulent Water, Griffith University, Brisbane; and Facing the Monumental, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto. Recent major international exhibitions include the 2022 Whitney Biennial, 2019 Istanbul Biennial, and documenta 14. Belmore has been awarded the Governor General’s Award in Visual and Media Arts and the Gershon Iskowitz Prize, among many others. She holds honorary doctorates from Université Laval, Quebec City; Nova Scotia College of Art and Design; Emily Carr University of Art + Design, Vancouver; and Ontario College of Art & Design University, Toronto.
Partners
Related Programs
Convening: An Arrival, A Grounding, A Departure – Day 1
Community Gathering, Education, Talk, Walk
1:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Native Canadian Centre
16 Spadina Rd
Konvwa libèté
Community Gathering, Family Friendly, Performance, Walk
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
Hart House
7 Hart House Cir, Toronto, ON M5S 3H3