Jack Kenna
How Slowly Time Passes, How Quickly Things Change
Jack Kenna
How Slowly Time Passes, How Quickly Things Change
Jack Kenna’s practice is defined by an energetic visual style where he reflects the dynamic nature of our media saturated world. His index of imagery is expansive, derived not only from published sources but also from personal experience, giving him the freedom to merge historical still life painting with his own vast archive of cell phone photography and imagery. This breadth of reference allows him to create works that convert the paradoxes inherent in the contemporary experience.
展览的标题提供了对时间的易变性和矛盾性的反思，它通过标示时间流逝的物体来体现：日历、蜡烛、鲜花、时钟，甚至一杯热咖啡的冷却。这个标题也与如何通过技术的无情 "进步 "来追踪时间有关，过时的iPhone、过时的电子产品以及1970年代模块化合成器的旋钮和表盘都是代表。这些作品还揭示了一些主题和符号，这些主题和符号讲述了一种特殊的后流行经验模式，主要由与世界的数字互动所决定。就其本身而言，电源线、电线和电缆似乎是用来维持工作和生活功能的普通物品。在这里，它们被夸大了--电源插头插满了电线板，纠缠的电缆向各个方向延伸，它们激活了画布，暗示了一种过度工作、过度刺激和失去时间的状态。
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Jack Kenna
A multifaceted artist, Jack Kenna learned the aesthetics and techniques of stained glass from his mother, an accomplished artist in this realm. Drawing from his repeated experience of moving houses and studios over the years, Kenna has inadvertently collected dozens of plastic milk crates, using them for storage as well as makeshift DIY furniture. And now, these versatile objects serve as the basis for his art objects, accruing even greater value and purpose. The artist removes one side of each milk crate, refitting it with stained glass compositions that combine elements of Minimalism, Op art, and hard-edge abstraction in their design. Some sculptures are stacked into columns, others are randomly placed on the floor, while still others are lit from behind suggesting illuminated church windows or light boxes used in contemporary advertising (and subsequently in photography). By manipulating and combining such paradoxical materials, Kenna’s sculptures embody strength and fragility in surprising, witty, and elegant ways.
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50 Years | 50 Stories
Equinox Gallery marks its 50th anniversary in 2022. To celebrate this institutional milestone and offer a glimpse into aspects of gallery life from the past 5 decades, we present 50 Years | 50 Stories, an eclectic mix of artworks that trigger significant triumphs and challenges, personal anecdotes, and creative strategies. As one of the anchors of the nation’s commercial art sector with over 400 exhibitions to its credit, we have represented many of Canada’s top talents in tandem with international artworld giants. Through a selection of works by artists who have been featured at the gallery, this exhibition is an opportunity to consider the gallery’s focus on developing artists’ careers in the context of larger and ever-shifting art world narratives.
While much has changed at the gallery over the past 50 years, our long-term relationships with artists and collectors (both public and private) remain central to the gallery’s ethos. It is by nurturing such deep-rooted connections that we are able to contribute to the significant role art plays in enriching people’s lives.
感谢您在过去50年的支持，我们期待着下一个50年的到来。
Andy, Sophie, Hannah, Chantelle, Lulu
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特别项目
future relics of our time
特别项目
future relics of our time
Equinox Gallery 十分高兴为大家呈现“这时代的未来遗物”—— 由 Andrea Valentine-Lewis策划的Serisa Fitz-James、Jack Kenna 和 Isabel Wynn陶瓷作品展。在中世纪，与圣人和圣地相关的物品备受欢迎。由于它们与圣徒或天堂本身的联系，所以诸如头发或身体部位之类的遗物被认为是神圣的。“遗物”一词源自拉丁语 relinquere，意思是“留下的东西”，这些物品成为后代的时间标记。深虑过中世纪遗物的物质和情感维度，大家会思考，什么将构成我们当前时代的未来遗物。
CLICK HERE to read essay by curator, Andrea Valentine-Lewis.
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Jack Kenna, Silverwood’s (Breeze Block III), 2022
Jack Kenna, Silverwood’s (Breeze Block III), 2022
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Jack Kenna, Scholle Corp. (Whitney I), 2022
Jack Kenna, Scholle Corp. (Whitney I), 2022
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Jack Kenna, Vase in the Rain, 2023
Jack Kenna, Pretty Machine 3, 2022
Jack Kenna, Time Keeps on Slipping, 2021
Jack Kenna, Time Keeps on Slipping, 2021
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Jack Kenna, Snuff (Orange on Orange), 2022
Jack Kenna, Snuff (Orange on Orange), 2022
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