Paperback. 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. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

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Title: Close to the edge. The Work of Gerald Ferguson (Paperback)
Publisher: Art Gallery of Nova Scotia
Publication Date: 2018
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1554578736
ISBN 13: 9781554578733
Binding: Paperback
Condition: new

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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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David Diviney is the senior curator at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia in Halifax. He is the editor of Close to the edge… The Work of Gerald Ferguson: Collected Writings and Statements, the definitive account of this late artist’s approach to his art and times, and his writing on the art of the 1960s and ’70s, contemporary art, and visual culture has been published widely in journals and exhibition catalogues. Diviney has also taught curatorial studies and fine arts at the Alberta College of Art and Design, University of Lethbridge, Thompson Rivers University, Sheridan College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning, and NSCAD University.

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