PRESS RELEASE
Through the Lens: Photography and Contemporary Art
A CPPS Panel Discussion with Mark Lewis, Liz Magor, Marianne Nicolson, and Ian Wallace
moderated by Kathleen Ritter
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
7:00 - 9:00pm
ECUAD Lecture Theatre
Room 301, 1399 Johnston Street, Granville Island
Presented by CPPS and Emily Carr University
One could argue that, out of any technological changes, the advent of photography in the mid-nineteenth century has most fundamentally altered the way we see the world around us. Photography’s influence in our daily lives has been pervasive, and its growing ubiquity and impact over the course of the twentieth century has been intimately tied to systems of belief, power, and ideology. In short, one can no longer help but see the world through a lens.
Likewise, photography’s impact on art has been profound. Of particular interest are the ways in which other traditional art forms have responded to the development of photography. How has painting changed to accommodate or reject photography? How does sculpture revision itself in relation to photographic ways of seeing? For artists working across media, what role does photography play in the changing modes of representation?
A one-night panel discussion, moderated by Kathleen Ritter, is structured around a question posed to four artists— Mark Lewis, Liz Magor, Marianne Nicolson, and Ian Wallace — who work across disciplines: What role does photography play in your practice?
This panel discussion is organized by the Canadian Photographic Portfolio Society (CPPS), a non-profit society operated by a group of volunteer artists, collectors, and curators with expertise in the field of photography. Since its inception in 1986, CPPS has commissioned portfolios of new photographic works by some of Canada's leading contemporary artists. The portfolios represent a range of approaches to photography—narrative, conceptual, formal—and reflect the innovation and rigor characteristic of Canada's contemporary art scene. The society is primarily focussed on the support and production of contemporary photography and assists artists in the production of new work.
For more information, contact:
Canadian Photographic Portfolio Society (CPPS)
Email: info@cppsonline.com
http://www.cppsonline.com
Weclome to the New CPPS website
We are pleased to launch the new website for the Canadian Photographic Portfolio Society! The site contains an archive of the portfolios that have been produced to date since the society's inception in 1986, as well as current information on the most recent editions. The site will be a tool to promote our current activities and to keep you informed of any new portfolios in production. Keep posted for the news about our upcoming symposium and other events in the coming year.
New Limited Edition
The Canadian Photographic Portfolio Society is pleased to announce the debut of our most recent edition: Cast A Pall, by Vancouver artist, Rodney Graham. Graham is one of the most celebrated artists in the international contemporary art scene. An artist, writer, musician and actor, he is acclaimed for innovating new approaches to landscape, literature and sound. Graham's diptych was originally designated as the front and back cover for the artist's second rock album, but has instead been released as a set of two limited edition photographs. For more information, click here.
