Annie MacDonell: The Beyond Within

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This exhibition brings together a group of Annie MacDonell’s recent videos, photographs and installation, each of which propose new ways to reimagine or resist contemporary life under capitalism. The works in the exhibition question whether radical experiential, interpersonal and philosophical experiences might be part of an as-yet undefined path out of our current crisis. The works use image, video, installation and writing as tools to recalibrate our thinking and imagine new ways forward.

The works assembled in the exhibition present a range of strategies for this reorientation. In the film Communicating Vessels (produced with collaborator Maïder Fortuné) friendship, pedagogy and artmaking become productive, if precarious portals through which to escape the isolation of the self by way of the ideas and images that move between us. OUTHERE (for Lee Lozano), also produced with Fortuné, investigates and reanimates a performance lecture given by American conceptual artist Lee Lozano in Halifax, in 1971. In the multiple part installation The Beyond Within psychedelic experience is a means through which to dissolve the ego and access new forms of collectivity and connectivity.

Visitors will be admitted to a maximum capacity of 34 at any given time to ensure physical distancing within our exhibition spaces; entry will be managed on a first-come first-served basis. Appointments are not required and the majority of our visitors encounter no wait time to enter the Gallery. Face masks are required for all visitors and hand sanitizer is available upon entry. Visitors exhibiting symptoms of COVID-19 are not permitted to visit the Gallery; visitors will be screened for symptoms and asked to provide contact information on entry to support contact tracing if required.

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KWAG is Waterloo Region's leading public art gallery, connecting people and ideas through art, with a focus on the best of contemporary culture. For the benefit of current and future generations, the Gallery collects, preserves, researches, interprets, and exhibits the visual arts and offers dynamic public programming relating to the visual arts, all with a view to inspiring creativity and an appreciation of the visual arts in the Region. Established in 1956 and incorporated in 1968, KWAG is a non-profit organization open to the public and administered in the public trust. The Gallery emphasizes contemporary art, often premiering works by Canadian and international artists. Exhibitions frequently draw upon selections from over 4300 works from the Permanent Collection to provide a context and forum for dialogue on current exhibitions and contemporary issues. KWAG plays a vital educational role in the community, offering a full spectrum of artistic experience for adults, children and families alike.