The longlist for the 2012 Sobey Art Award was released today, including recent Latitude 53 exhibitor Jason de Haan (who currently has an acclaimed show up in Toronto) as well as twenty-four artists from across the country. See the list at sobeyartaward.ca
Jason de Haan’s Future Future Age(s) is featured this week on canadianart.ca, with a few snaps from the show. Take a look—or better yet, come see it yourself at the gallery!
Start the week off right by visiting Latitude 53’s new shows in the ProjEx Room, Main Space and community gallery.
In Saturday Mornings, The Diner, discover the lure of the diner on Alberta’s Cowboy Trail. Combining interactivity of the digital age with an appropriated diner booth and selection box borrowed from Marv’s Soda Shop, the collaborative new media work of Sarah Fuller, Lia Rogers and Lindsay MacDonald encourages viewers to consider the potpourri of cultural institutions and opportunity in our contemporary world. Also, it’s quite a bit of fun—viewers are invited to get comfy in the booth and choose from the tabletop selection box to discover authentic Albertan diners. Come and see for yourself.
Meanwhile, in the Main Space, Jason de Haan features sculptural and mixed media works both new and old that explore the boundaries between the natural and the supernatural. Future Future Age(s) is a mystical take on the many materials of nature that surround us, and its capturing of the northern lights, golden growth rings and crystal balls must be seen to be believed. Read an exchange between Kris Lindskoog and Jason de Haan on our website here.
Also keep an ear out for news about our new Incubator show featuring works by Clint Wilson, details are coming soon!
Last week’s patio was rather remarkable…
And it’s that time of week again! Tonight’s agenda is teeming with glorious times, with our Rooftop Patio, Incubator series, an open mic night hosted by HERMEN and the opening reception for Jason de Haan’s show Future Future Age(s) , all going down from 5pm to late(ish).
Visit us tonight and find:
Our third last (!) Rooftop Patio of the year—with guest hosts and sponsors HERMEN and AMPA
An artist talk at 6pm by Jason de Haan for his new show, Future Future Age(s), opening tonight in our Main Space
The Opening Reception directly afterwards at 7pm
In the community gallery, find a new Incubator show from Sergio Serrano & Alexander Stewart. Hear them talk about their collaborative work tonight at 7pm.
The Openest Mic and Book Table Ever, hosted by local literary journal and collective HERMEN. Bring your poetry and prose and make a contribution. Also be sure to browse a myriad of publications from the Alberta Magazine Publishing Association.
BBQ. An amazing mixed grill from our friends at Mongolie Grill
Finlandia Cucumber Melon Martinis and Vodka Mules
A chance to win this week’s terrific door prize, a shampoo, cut & colour at Beauty Lounge
Awesome! Hope to see you tonight.
Jason de Haan’s show opens this Thursday, and if you haven’t had a look yet we’d like to point you over to our website where you can read the essay by Kristopher Lindskoog that accompanies the show:
The Alberta Artist, famously out-of-province, had given me assurance that I could meet with him in Beirut, Lebanon whilst he enjoyed a 9 month sojourn in the Historic city.
Sitting as we did, along the lapping shores of the azure Mediterranean, the Artist and I talked about many things. The cool sea breeze, frequent sips from our early afternoon Nescafe, and the smell of charring meats and sheesha were the backdrop to our meandering discussions about the exhibition. We talked of end times, art making, artʼs impossibilities and other futile things.
Kristopher Lindskoog: Lets start from the beginning. I know things like crystals, country music, Women, mysticism, and fishing are things you like. Among those, country and western music is tops. Was there ever a time that you believed in anything, other than country and western music?
Jason De Haan: No, Not really. Born with my boots on, huh huh! I mean, If you listen close enough, Willie talks about art too. Mystics come in all shapes and sizes, tones and colours…(Artist trails off, cough.) John Willie too…
KL: So what can you tell me about mystics? mysticism?
You’ll also be able to pick up a copy at the gallery Thursday (come for the patio, stay for the opening). It’s a mixture of earnest discussion with the artist, roundabout reflection and historical homage to their roots in the Calgary art scene.
Upcoming Artist Talk: Jason de Haan, Thursday August 4th at 6:00 PM
Performance: Saturday Mornings, The Diner, 30 July at 8:00 PM
Artist Talk: Jason de Haan, 4 August at 6:00 PM
Our current shows are in their last days right now: you have until tomorrow to catch Spaces&Places:VisioningMcLuhan@100 and Barbara Prokop’s VITULAZIO, but don’t worry. Not only will we have our weekly Patio party and incubator show to keep you happy next week, but you can spend the days getting excited about our next batch of shows and events.
Head on over to our website and take a look at the details. Above is a sample image from Jason de Haan.
