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<p><span style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 1.3em;">MARY ANNE BARKHOUSE<br />Regency</span></p><p>June 21 to September 8, 2013<br />Artist Talk: Friday, June 21, 7 pm<br />Opening Reception: Friday, June 21, 8 pm</p><p>Curated by Stuart Reid</p><p>Running concurrently with her outdoor sculpture installation called Settlement, Mary Anne Barkhouse responds to the ornately appointed parlours of historic Rodman Hall with a new exhibition called Regency. The definition of a “regent” is someone who stands in the place of the monarch. This is a potent concept in 2013, as Aboriginal people organize and demand discussion around treaty rights in the international Idle No More movement. Barkhouse calls many aspects of colonial privilege into question with new works that set the stage for a Victorian Tea in the galleries of Rodman Hall. Barkhouse eschews Victorian convention and invites the animals of the boreal forest to sup and take up a place at the table. Working with cast bronze, glass and ceramic figures, Barkhouse creates life-size replicas of flora and fauna that transform the traditional tea party into a respected conference of animal witnesses.</p> [1]

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