Incarnations: The Photography of Janieta Eyre
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| Rating | : | 4.28 (760 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 155245357X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 160 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-03-08 |
| Language | : | English |
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She is represented by Katharine Mulherin Contemporary Art Projects in Toronto and New York, and by Galerie Samuel Lallouz in Montreal.. She has participated in Scotiabank's CONTACT Photography Festival numerous times. Eyre has exhibited her work internationally including in Italy, Germany, Iceland, the United States as well as across Canada. "Janieta Eyre: Constructing Mythologies," was a featured exhibition at
"Janieta Eyre: Constructing Mythologies," was a featured exhibition at the 2013 Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival.Eyre held a residency at the Museum of Modern Art in Dublin, Ireland in 1999 and is the recipient of the Duke and Duchess of York Award in Photography (1997) and the Chalmers Award (2014). She manipulates the theatricality at play in her work by incorporating art-historical and literary references, while leaving space for the integration of fictional representations.Eyre was born in London, England. She is represented by Katharine M
Spanning her seven major series (1993–2013), Incarnations is the first collection to make accessible a representative body of her work, including contributions by prominent Canadian writers and artists.. "The dense hermeticism in Eyre's vision generates a fascinating journey for the viewer, rewarded with a glimpse into a very complex psyche. A magnificent body of work." —Canadian ArtKnown for the theatricality of her self-portraits and the doubles that populate her images, disrupting the fixity of identity, Janieta Eyre is one of Canada's most original, provocative, and internationally recognized photographers