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125 & 45: an interrogative spirit
January 20 – August 25, 2012 in Tomlinson Gallery
January 27 – May 5, 2012 in Levy Gallery

The Museum of Art celebrates both the 125th anniversary of McMaster University and the 45th anniversary of the Museum in 2012. The exhibition, in two parts, highlights some of the key donors and benefactors who have contributed to the development of the collection. Landmark moments represented by art works from the collection, track the history of both the University and the Museum. More Information.

The exhibition includes works by:

Image above: George Agnew Reid (Canadian 1860-1947), Call to Dinner, 1886 - 1887, oil on canvas,
121.6 x 179.8 cm. Gift of Moulton College. Photo: John Tamblyn

Sean Caulfield / Royden Mills, End Point, installation view, 2010

PERCEPTIONS OF PROMISE:
Biotechnology, Society and Art
February 9 - March 31, 2012
Curated by Lianne McTavish

Panel Discussion and Reception: February 9 from 6 - 8 pm (details follow)

Perceptions of Promise: Biotechnology, Society and Art is an interdisciplinary and collaborative project that brings together a group of internationally recognized artists and social commentators (e.g. philosophers, sociologists, legal scholars, scientists) in order to produce a body of original art work and accompanying essays exploring the complex legal, ethical and social issues associated with advancements made in life science technologies with a particular focus on stem cell research.

Perceptions of Promise includes work by contemporary artists: Derek Michael Besant, Sean Caulfield / Royden Mills in collaboration, Bernd Hildebrandt/ Liz Ingram in collaboration, Shona Macdonald, Marilene Oliver, Daniela Schlüter, Clint Wilson

Clint Wilson, detail from LOGOS Project, 2010

PANEL DISCUSSION

Stem Cell Culture: Biomedical Research, Popular Culture and Art
February 9 from 6 - 8 pm
Moderator:

Sean Caulfield – Artist, Professor, University of Alberta
Panelists: 
Derek Besant – Artist
Roger Jacobs – Professor & Associate Chair (Undergraduate), Developmental Biology, Genetics & Molecular Biology, McMaster University
Patangi Rangachari – Professor Emeritus, Health Sciences, McMaster University
Daniela Schlüter – Artist

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BARBARA ASTMAN
Dancing with Che: Enter Through the Gift Shop
February 16 - May 5, 2012

Artist’s Talk: Thursday February 16, 6 - 7:30 pm

Toronto-based artist Barbara Astman explores the vulgarization and trivialization of iconic revolutionary Che Guevara in a gift-shop intervention and installation that implicates our consumer attitudes through "museum culture" merchandising. We enter through a gift shop that is the exhibition, yet refuses/denies our impulse to buy; nothing is for sale.

WISE UP: SUMMA 2012
April 12 – 28, 2012

Artist’s Talk: April 18 at 12:30 pm
Reception and Awards: April 21, 2 - 4 pm

Wise Up is the annual McMaster School of the Arts SUMMA exhibition featuring art by this year’s graduating Studio Art students:

Constellation and Mythology

as seen on Greek and Roman Coins
continuing
This thematic exhibition of coins from McMaster's The Bruce R. Brace Coin Collection was curated by Honorary Curator Dr. Spencer Pope.

Image: ROMAN REPUBLICAN DENARIUS, Auspices: L.MEMMI(us), Silver, 109 BCE
The two brightest stars in the constellation Gemini are named after Castor and Pollux, twin sons of Leda and Zeus, and brothers of Helen of Troy. They are associated with military victory. Photo: K.J. Bedford

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