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  • Friday March 08, 2013
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    Exhibition
    Martin Creed: Work No. 202: Half the air in a given space
    Gallery B108

    1 February – 1 April 2013

    Work No. 202: Half the Air in a Given Space exemplifies Turner-prize winning artist Martin Creed’s career-long investigation into how we physically experience everyday life. Creed produces his works, which now number over 1000 projects, by himself, with performers, or, in this case, through the active participation of visitors. In this installation the artist gives form to the air that surrounds us by precisely measuring and capturing half of it inside nearly twenty thousand black balloons. Creating an environment that is both playful and claustrophobic, he drastically alters our perception of space. Here, as in the majority of his production, Creed uses the art museum, a site of meaningful contemplation, to turn our experience of the ordinary into a work of art.

    Organized by the National Gallery of Canada.

    Access to the installation space is subject to certain conditions. Restrictions may apply.

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    Clash: Conflict and Its Consequences
    Galleries B102, B103

    This exhibition draws upon works in the collection to present war and conflict as complex phenomena, ones that have far reaching consequences for both those directly engaged in it, and those at various points of remove. Central to this exhibition is photography’s relation to trauma and remembrance, at a personal, communal and national level, and issues of what constitutes history, for whom and why.

    Organized by the National Gallery of Canada.

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    Exhibition
    Clash: Conflict and Its Consequences
    Contemporary Galleries

    01 Feb 2013 - 21 Apr 2013

    This exhibition draws upon works in the collection to present war and conflict as complex phenomena, ones that have far reaching consequences for both those directly engaged in it, and those at various points of remove. Central to this exhibition is photography’s relation to trauma and remembrance, at a personal, communal and national level, and issues of what constitutes history, for whom and why. Organized by the National Gallery of Canada

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    Don McCullin: A Retrospective
    Prints, Drawings and Photographs Galleries

    01 Feb 2013 - 14 Apr 2013

    This exhibition of 120 black and white photographs by British photojournalist Don McCullin traces the artist’s journey from working class England to the world’s most notorious conflict zones, including Cyprus, the Congo, Biafra, Vietnam, Lebanon and Ireland. McCullin is part of the tradition of humanist photography and war art associated with names such as Goya, Dix and Capa. His more recent work – lyrical, brooding landscapes of Somerset wetlands and Indian elephant festivals – invites quiet reflection. Organized by the National Gallery of Canada.

    Catalogue available at shopngc.ca

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  • 11:00 AM
    studio
    Workshops
    Artissimo
    Duration : 5h
    Great Hall

    Weekends and statutory holidays
    From 11 am to 4 pm

    A family art adventure located in the Great Hall. Hands-on activities. Free with museum admission.

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  • 11:15 AM
    talk
    Talks
    Docent's Choice
    Duration : 10 minutes
    Gallery C214

    Featured artwork for this talk: No. 29, 1950 by Jackson Pollock

    These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

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  • 11:45 AM
    talk
    Talks
    Docent's Choice(in French)
    Duration : 10 minutes
    Gallery C206

    Featured artwork for this talk: Les jeunes piaillent comme chantent les vieux by Jacob Jordaens

    These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

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  • 12:15 PM
    talk
    Talks
    Docent's Choice
    Duration : 10 minutes
    Gallery C214

    Featured artwork for this talk: 1949-G by Clyfford Still

    These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

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  • 12:45 PM
    talk
    Talks
    Docent's Choice(in French)
    Duration : 10 minutes
    Gallery C206

    Featured artwork for this talk: Les jeunes piaillent comme chantent les vieux by Jacob Jordaens

    These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

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Current Exhibitions

Marie Watt. <em>Blanket Stories: Three Sisters,Cousin Rose, Four Pelts and Sky Woman </em>(previous installation detail), 2005. Photo: Courtesy of the artist. Sakahàn: International Indigenous Art 17 May 2013 - 02 Sep 2013 Peter Paul Rubens. <em>Head of an Old Woman</em>, 1612. Oil on oak. Purchased 1925, no. 3339 Masterpiece in Focus: Rubens, Van Dyck, Jordaens 03 May 2013 - 02 Sep 2013
The Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts 2013 The Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts 2013 22 Mar 2013 - 23 Jun 2013 Morley Ayearst, bookplate for Viola L. Allen, 1920 Canadian Bookplates from the National Gallery of Canada 08 May 2013 - 30 Aug 2013
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Coming Soon

Ludovico Carracci, <em>The Virgin and Child</em> (detail), c. 1580-1595, red chalk heightened with white chalk on faded blue laid paper, 28.2 x 24.5 cm, Purchased 1975. National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa Photo © NGC The Noble Art of the Carracci and their School: A Selection of Drawings and Prints 31 May 2013 - 29 Sep 2013 So You Want To Be An Artist? So You Want To Be An Artist? 10 Jun 2013 - 05 Jul 2013
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