An exhibition dedicated to the North of the American continent: 759 artists shape the contemporary creativity of Central-Eastern Canada, Western Canada and the Inuit and North American Indigenous communities
The visual mosaic of a vast and multiform territory, in which cultural, aesthetic and artistic experiences of rare charm and versatility are expressed: this is “Great and North”, the next stop on the journey of Imago Mundi, scheduled in Venice from 29 August to 29 October at Palazzo Loredan, headquarters of the Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti.
The plurality of the artistic fabric expressed in these collections corresponds to the diversity of landscapes of this journey that touches Canada and the United States: the Inuit of northern Canada are joined by the natives of the United States and the artists of the large Canadian cities. Painters, sculptors, engravers, designers, architects, photographers, writers, musicians, everyone is present. For their works, they choose oil colors, acrylics, pastels, but also sealskin, soapstone, alabaster, even nails and rose petals.
To keep these suggestions together, it is the recognition of all in a geographical unity on which multiform and stratified cultural experiences unfold, the result of the encounter that has lasted for centuries between indigenous and imported culture. The result is a colorful fresco of this part of the world, in which, in addition to being enchanted by the variety of themes, materials and techniques, there is also room for reflection.
"Great and North" therefore wants to express, right from its title, the grandeur of North America, and invites the visitor to get to know its facets up close, stripping away previous impressions sedimented in his imagination and instead opening up to a sincere, genuine and spontaneous encounter with the 759 artists who, without filters or mediations, expose the essence of their soul on the 10x12cm canvas.
Imago Mundi is the non-profit contemporary art project promoted by Luciano Benetton: established and emerging artists from all over the world are dealing with the same support, the 10×12 cm canvas; so far more than 20.000 artists from over 140 countries, regions and peoples have been involved, which will increase to 26.000 by the end of 2017. Artists are promoted internationally through catalogues, the imagomundiart.com platform, Google Arts & Culture and participation at reviews and exhibitions.
Ph Cover: David Blackwood “Ice Mast High Came Floating by – Green as Emerald” (STColeridge). Oil on canvas 2015
Imago Mundi – Great and North
Curators: Francesca Valente (Central-Eastern Canada) and Jennifer Karch Verzè (Western Canada, Inuit, Natives of North America)
Veneto Institute of Sciences, Letters and Arts
Campo Santo Stefano 2945
Venezia
