MOCCA: January 31 – April 19, 2015
ROM: January 31 – April 26, 2015
One of Canada’s most provocative artists and cultural thinkers questions what our future holds
Douglas Coupland is one of Canada’s most celebrated contemporary artists, writers and thinkers. Through diverse media ranging from Lego to found materials, painting to installation, he explores issues which affect us all: the 21st-century condition, Canadian cultural identity, the power of language and the pervasive presence of technology in modern life. With incisiveness and humour, Coupland’s work will inspire you to question contemporary issues and suggest new ways of seeing your world. Douglas Coupland: everywhere is anywhere is anything is everything is the first major survey of the work Coupland has created since 2000. The exhibition is a first-time partnership between the Royal Ontario Museum, ROM Contemporary Culture, and the Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art (MOCCA), with works at both venues.
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Presented By
TD Bank Group
Supporting Sponsor
Pemberton Group / The Urban Townhome Collection
Douglas Coupland: everywhere is anywhere is anything is everything is organized and circulated by the Vancouver Art Gallery and curated by Daina Augaitis, Chief Curator/Associate Director. The exhibition is presented in Toronto by the Royal Ontario Museum, ROM Contemporary Culture and the Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art and is being held concurrently at both institutions. This exhibition was made possible with the generous support of The Keg Steakhouse + Bar, and The Artworkers Retirement Society.
MOCCA PRESENTATION
Image Credit:
Douglas Coupland
Towers, 2014
Lego
198.1 x 299.7 x 299.7 cm overall, 50 components
Courtesy of the Artist and Daniel Faria Gallery
Photo: MOCCA
Image Credit:
Douglas Coupland
345 Modern House, 2014
Lego, resin, 100 components
Courtesy of the Artist and Daniel Faria Gallery
Photo: MOCCA
Image Credit:
Douglas Coupland
The Ice Storm, 2014
welded steel, enamel paint
304 x 548.7 x 304 cm
Courtesy of the Artist and Daniel Faria Gallery
Photo: MOCCA
Image Credit:
Douglas Coupland: everywhere is anywhere is anything is everything
Installation, Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art, 2014
Image Credit:
Douglas Coupland
The National Pantry, 2014 (detail)
wood, shelves, readymade objects
shelf one 243.8 x 304.8 x 30.5 cm
shelf two 243.8 x 457.2 x 30.5 cm
Courtesy of the Artist and Daniel Faria Gallery
Photo: Rachel Topham, Vancouver Art Gallery
Image Credit:
Douglas Coupland
Hubcap Quilt, 2003
fabric, hubcaps, dreamcatchers, plastic
203 x 234 x 6 cm
Private Collection
Photo: Trevor Mills, Vancouver Art Gallery
Image Credit:
Douglas Coupland
Harris No. 11, Green Mountain, 2011
acrylic on linen
104.2 x 121.8 cm
Collection of TD Bank Group
Photo: Trevor Mills, Vancouver Art Gallery
Image Credit:
Douglas Coupland
Canada Picture No. 9 (flour), 2001
ink jet print
91.4 x 127 cm
Collection of J.B. Sugar
Image Credit:
Douglas Coupland
The Brick Wall, 2005/2014 (exhibition copy)
Assemblage with pieces from the following toys and various untraceable construction sets: Construct-All, Duplo, Fiddlestix, Lego, Matador, Ringettes, Playskool, Playskool Jumbo, Rivitron, Robot-x, Tog’L, Model ‘8’, Ziva, Woodenettes, Snap Blocks, Loc-Bloc, BiloToy, Mod-L-Stix, Gaston Building Blocks, Thinga- Majigs, Imagin- It, Capsela, block-head!, Tinkertoys, Bambino, CanStruction, KenStruct
420.4 x 693.4 x 6.4 cm
On loan to the Canadian Centre for Architecture from the Artist
Photo: Rachel Topham, Vancouver Art Gallery
ROM PRESENTATION
Image Credit:
Douglas Coupland
Brilliant Information Overload Pop Head, 2010
acrylic and epoxy on pigment print
143.5 x 121.8 cm
Collection of Lucia Haugen Lundin
Photo: Rachel Topham, Vancouver Art Gallery
Image Credit:
Douglas Coupland
The Brain, 2014 (detail)
mixed media installation with readymade objects
284.5 x 364.5 x 731.5 cm
Courtesy of the Artist and Daniel Faria Gallery
Photo: Rachel Topham, Vancouver Art Gallery
Image Credit:
Douglas Coupland
Better Living Through Windows, 2013
acrylic on linen
213 x 487.7 cm
Private Collection
Photo: Trevor Mills, Vancouver Art Gallery
Image Credit:
Douglas Coupland
Generation X, 2005
chewed up book, magnolia branch
21 x 32 x 29.5 cm
Private Collection
Photo: Trevor Mills, Vancouver Art Gallery
Image Credit:
Douglas Coupland
I wait and I wait and I wait for God to appear, 2011
acrylic and latex on canvas
182.9 x 182.9 cm
Collection of Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Queen’sUniversity, Kingston.
Purchase, Acquisition Assistance Program of the Canada Council for the Arts, Chancellor Richardson Memorial Fund and Donald Murray Shepherd Bequest, Queen’s University, 2012 (55-006)
Image Credit:
Douglas Coupland
Slogans for the 21st Century, 2011–2014 (detail)
148 pigment prints on watercolour paper, laminated onto aluminum
55.9 x 43.2 cm
Courtesy of the Artist and Daniel Faria Gallery
Image Credit:
Douglas Coupland
Slogans for the 21st Century, 2011–2014 (detail)
148 pigment prints on watercolour paper, laminated onto aluminum
55.9 x 43.2 cm
Courtesy of the Artist and Daniel Faria Gallery
Image Credit:
Douglas Coupland
Slogans for the 21st Century, 2011–2014 (detail)
148 pigment prints on watercolour paper, laminated onto aluminum
55.9 x 43.2 cm
Courtesy of the Artist and Daniel Faria Gallery
Image Credit:
Douglas Coupland
Slogans for the 21st Century, 2011–2014 (detail)
148 pigment prints on watercolour paper, laminated onto aluminum
55.9 x 43.2 cm
Courtesy of the Artist and Daniel Faria Gallery
Image Credit:
Douglas Coupland
Liquid Video Game Pop Head, 2010
acrylic and epoxy on pigment print
Collection of Heather Reisman and Gerry Schwartz
Photo: Trevor Mills, Vancouver Art Gallery
Image Credit:
Douglas Coupland
Drone Attack, 2013
gloss laminated ink jet print mounted on
aluminum, googly eyes
Courtesy of the Artist and Daniel Faria Gallery
Photo: Trevor Mills, Vancouver Art Gallery
Image Credit:
Douglas Coupland
The World, 2013-2014
scale models, architectural models, globes, model railway equipment, dead bees, wood, steel, plastic, glass, ceramic, latex paint, lacquer
66 x 293 x 293 cm
Courtesy of the Artist and Daniel Faria Gallery
Photo: Rachel Topham, Vancouver Art Gallery
DOUGLAS COUPLAND PORTRAITS
Image Credit:
Author Douglas Coupland
Vancouver, Canada
June 2014
Photo: Andy Jenkins
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Douglas Coupland
Photo: Thomas Dozol