Close to the edge... The Work of Gerald Ferguson: Collected Writings and Statements - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1554578736 ISBN 13: 9781554578733

Publisher: Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, 2018

Synopsis

Close to the edge... contains seven essays and statements by Gerald Ferguson that define this important conceptual artist's approach to his art and his times. Beginning with his first works in Halifax in the late 1960s and ending with his statement for his last exhibition, New Paintings -- Landscapes, held in Toronto in 2009, Ferguson's collected writings are a unique document in Canadian art history. Ferguson's writings are accompanied by 20 plates of his key works.

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About the Author

David Diviney is curator of exhibitions at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia in Halifax. He was previously director of the Eye Level Gallery in Halifax and assistant curator at the Southern Alberta Art Gallery, Lethbridge. He has taught courses in drawing, sculpture, and gallery studies at the Alberta College of Art and Design, University of Lethbridge, Thompson Rivers University, and Sheridan College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning. Diviney obtained a BFA with honours from the Tyler School of Art at Temple University, Philadelphia, and an MFA from Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Halifax.

Edition details

• Publisher: Art Gallery of Nova Scotia
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1554578736
• ISBN 13: 9781554578733
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 180
• Editor: David Diviney