Artist Talk / Off Guard

July 29 – August 14, 1997
Performance Art, Artist Talk

About the Program

On July 29, 1997, Reeve presented a lecture exploring the man-nature relationship from the perspective of the visual arts. Whilst Reeve pays respect to an understanding of the historical and social creation of the so-called man-nature understanding of the historical and social creation of the so-called man-nature paradox, indeed of the category 'nature' itself, her main aim in this lecture is to highlight both the pitfalls and potential strengths for contemporary artists taking the natural environment as their subject. The lecture included some explanation of Reeve's own methodology in creating performances and static works which explore nature and potential language forms laid in its services.

Reeve followed the talk with an outdoor performance entitled Off Guard on August 14th, assisted by Susi Milne.

Artist

Hester Reeve, Susi Milne

Curator

Glenn Alteen

Identifier

1997.0729 ART

Collection

grunt gallery Programming Archive

Location

grunt gallery (second location)
116-350 E. 2nd Ave, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V5T 4R8
Unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ/selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations

In copyright. For uses beyond Fair Dealing, research requests, corrections, takedown requests, or other inquiries, please contact grunt gallery: archives@grunt.ca