Jim Russell
Sign
Painting
2020
Original ink on paper unframed
36"x48"
This vague but formal occasion of the erection of one of indigneous artist Alex Janvier's circular artworks challenges the idea of a sign, and related it to what what known about the Indians of Canada Pavilion by average Canadians in 1967.
“Sign is one of a series of 22 pieces for my Ahead By A Century series about EXPO 67.”
Work by
Jim Russell
Drawing and Painting
“My work channels the photographic authority, nostalgia and the graphic power of black and white images in order to ask critical questions about media, relationships, power and Canadian identity. I...” [More]