Video

Hope

Dana Claxton

2007, 09:51 minutes, Colour, sound, closed captions

TAPECODE 485.16

The artist ponders the possibilities of reconciliation. Upon the first round of rebuilding, it works perfectly and then another try makes it more difficult. This work considers geo-politics, earth democracy and cross-cultural repair.

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Critical Writing

Curatorial Incubator v. 16: Living in Hope
by Lisa Steele. Toronto: Vtape, 2021.
Curatorial Incubator v. 13: The Job of Life
by Lisa Steele. Toronto: Vtape, 2016.
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Gravity's Grace
by Carla Garnet. Falling from Grace, 2006. Panabaker Gallery, McMaster Museum of Art, 2006.
Even if the Dead Speak and the Living Listen it is Still Not a...
by Steve Reinke. Falling from Grace, 2006. Panabaker Gallery, McMaster Museum of Art, 2006.