Oh, Canada: Contemporary Art from North North America

by Denise Markonish (Editor/Curator), Wayne Baerwaldt (Contributor), Lance Blomgren (Contributor)

An exhibition catalogue from MASS MoCA, comprising the largest survey of Canadian contemporary art.

A comprehensive full-color catalogue by MIT Press will accompany the exhibition and will provide insights into Canada’s thriving contemporary cultural scene. The book will guide readers through the provinces and territories of Canada, introducing them to Canada’s cultural topography and the artists who inhabit it. Markonish will provide a history of recent Canadian art, placing this new body of work into the context of 20th-century Canadian art. Featuring artist-to-artist interviews, the book also includes contributions from notable Canadian writers and poets Lisa Moore, Warren Cariou, Douglas Coupland, and Jane Urquhart. Contributing curators include John Murchie, Wayne Baerwaldt, Lance Blomgren, Candice Hopkins, David Liss, Lesley Johnstone, Steven Holmes, Louise Déry, Sarah Fillmore, Pan Wendt, Bruce Johnson, Cliff Eyland, Jen Budney, and Nancy Campbell.

Genres: Art

399 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2012