{"id":13644,"date":"2012-08-13T09:43:16","date_gmt":"2012-08-13T13:43:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artoronto.ca\/?p=13644"},"modified":"2013-01-23T10:57:09","modified_gmt":"2013-01-23T15:57:09","slug":"evan-penny-re-figured","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artoronto.ca\/?p=13644","title":{"rendered":"Evan Penny: Re Figured"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Evan Penny, Evan Penny and Old Self: Portrait of the Artist as He Will (Not) Be #1, Variation of 4, 2010, <\/em>2010, silicone, pigment, hair, fabric, aluminum, 76 x 86 x 59 cm (sculpture). Private collection<\/p>\n

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September 20, 2012\u00a0\u2013 February 20, 2013<\/strong>
\nART GALLERY OF ONTARIO<\/strong>
\n317 Dundas Street West
\nToronto, ON M5T 1G4
\nT: 416.979.6648
\nwww.ago.net
\nHours: Tue & Thurs\u2013Sun 10\u20135:30, Wed 10\u20138:30<\/p>\n

The Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) welcomes internationally renowned Toronto-based sculptor Evan Penny home with a large solo exhibition opening September 20, 2012.<\/p>\n

Evan Penny: Re Figured will feature over 25 of Penny\u2019s larger-than-life sculptures, each painstakingly crafted from layers of pigmented silicone, human hair, fabric and resin. Blending abstraction and figuration, Penny\u2019s hyper-realistic sculptures straddle the line between object and image, presenting the human form both as it is and as it can be when imagined through the distorting lens of photography and digital media.<\/p>\n

Filling the fourth floor of the AGO\u2019s Vivian and David Campbell Centre for Contemporary Art, Evan Penny: Re Figured shows the artist\u2019s evolution over the past decade, highlighting in equal measure his technical skill and fresh thinking. Accessible, often familiar and sometime vaguely monstrous, his works engage audiences, young and old alike, on various levels.<\/p>\n

Curated by Daniel J. Schreiber<\/strong> of Germany\u2019s prestigious Kunsthalle T\u00fcbingen, the exhibition includes notable works from various series including Anamorph, No One In Particular and L. Faux among others. Also featured will be one of the most popular works in the AGO collection, Stretch #1 (2003), which features a face whose natural proportions have been elongated.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvan\u2019s strikingly original sculptures have essentially created a genre\u201d said Matthew Teitelbaum, director and CEO of the AGO. \u201cBorn in South Africa and raised in Canada, his work has been shown across the world for years, and it is with delight that we welcome him home with his first solo exhibition at the AGO.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to his massive sculptures, the exhibition provides a glimpse of Penny\u2019s engagement with other media, including photography, offset printing and 3D scanning. A former special effects expert whose film credits include Oliver Stone\u2019s film JFK, Penny\u2019s grasp of these media \u2014 and his ability to use them interchangeably \u2014 is evident in the precision and imagination of his works.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvan\u2019s artistry is a powerful yet playful display of human emotion and expression,\u201d said Nancy Campbell, AGO curator of record for Evan Penny: Re Figured. \u201cHis signature techniques, often presented in portrait busts with skewed proportions or unusual colour schemes, are perfectly showcased in the works presented here.\u201d<\/p>\n

In 2011 the AGO celebrated the opening of the Weston Family Learning Centre with the installation of numerous plaster models created by Evan Penny as part of his working process. The Gallery invites all visitors to have a unique hands-on experience with these models in the Weston Family Learning Centre.<\/p>\n

The AGO is the last stop for Evan Penny: Re Figured following exhibitions at Germany’s Kunsthalle T\u00fcbingen, the Museum der Moderne Salzburg in Austria, and Italy\u2019s Museo delle Arti Cantanzaro. The exhibition runs until Jan. 6, 2013.<\/p>\n

A 176-page catalogue<\/strong> has been published to accompany the exhibition. Edited by Daniel J. Schreiber, with an essay by David Moos and texts by Alberto Fiz, David Moos, Daniel J. Schreiber and Veit Ziegelmaier, Evan Penny: Re Figured is available at shopAGO.<\/p>\n

This exhibition is organized by the Kunsthalle T\u00fcbingen, Germany in association with the Art Gallery of Ontario.<\/p>\n

Events<\/strong> and highlights for Evan Penny: Re Figured include:<\/p>\n

AGO MEMBERS\u2019 PREVIEW<\/p>\n

Wednesday, September 19, 10 a.m. \u2013 8:30 p.m.<\/p>\n

AGO members enjoy free admission to Evan Penny: Re Figured and are invited to attend a special members-only preview of the exhibition. Visit ago.net for more information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sept 20, 2012 \u2013 January 6, 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n

ART GALLERY OF ONTARIO<\/strong><\/p>\n

feature over 25 of Penny\u2019s larger-than-life sculptures, each painstakingly crafted from layers of pigmented silicone, human hair, fabric and resin<\/p>\n

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