Inaugural exhibition of the new pavilion of the Beaverbrook Art Gallery
A major work of Marcel Barbeau is presented as part of the exhibition ***New to You :*Recent Contemporary Acquisitions at the Beaverbrook Gallery in Fredericton holding from June 4 to September 4, 2016.
View of the exhibition New to You. Beaverebrook Gallery. June 2016.
About the exhibition :
Patriots of the arts from all across North America have come together to help build the public collection at the Beaverbrook Art Gallery by donation. From the beginning of the Beaverbrook collection modernism and abstraction were important components of the collection. In this selection we focus upon recent donations that enhance two paths: the legacies of assemblage and modernist formalist abstraction. Highlights of works on display are recent additions by: Marcel Duchamp, father of dada and conceptual art and outstanding assemblage sculptures by Americans Robert Rauschenberg and Edward Kienholz. There are numbers of impressive works of Quebec abstraction including: Jacques Hurtubise, Marcel Barbeau, Jean McEwen, and Irene Whittome complemented by impressive larger scale works by Wanda Koop, Robert Scott and Marie Lanoo. (reference : http://beaverbrookartgallery.org/en/visit/exhibitions/new-to-you/)
Important dates:
June 16 – Thursday Evening Gallery Tour
4:30 Wine and Cheese in Lower Gallery: programming information with Adda and Christina- fantastic opportunities for you and your students!
5pm Tour and talk with curator Jeffrey Spalding: get the behind the scenes stories of Return of the Image andModernism at Mid Century
5:30 Discussion and Activity in the McCain with Jacob Leger and this gorgeous painting:
Marcel Barbeau , Que neige la clarté! 2000
Information :
Beaverbrook Art Gallery
703 Queen Street Fredericton, NB E3B 1C4
Tel: 506.458.2028