May 9-August 3, 2024

This exhibition, comprising signature series along with new works, celebrates the career of Canadian artist Ken Lum, winner of the 2023 Scotiabank Photography Award. Lum is internationally known for his conceptualist and often humorous approach, which draws on methods from cultural and social studies, semiology, psychoanalysis, and political philosophy. The artist’s impactful practice utilizes photography to investigate the relationship between language and representation in the public space. By doing so, Lum critically challenges the social hierarchies and dominant narratives related to identity, class, and gender that are always at play in capitalist and postcolonial societies.

Related Public Programs

Artist Talk: Ken Lum

Monday, May 6, 2024 | 6 pm

The Image Centre, 33 Gould St., Toronto

Lecture Room IMA-307 (third floor)

Opening Reception

Wednesday, May 8, 2024 | 6–8 pm

Special Exhibition Tour | Scotiabank Photography Award: Ken Lum

Gaëlle Morel and Dan Adler (York University)

Wednesday, May 15, 2024 | 6 pm

All events take place at The Image Centre (33 Gould St., Toronto) unless otherwise noted.

Admission is always free

Gallery Hours

Wednesday: 12–8 pm

Thursday–Saturday: 12–6 pm

Sunday–Tuesday: Closed

Exhibition Tours

Tuesday: By appointment

Wednesday–Friday: Drop-in, 1:30 pm

Image Credit:

Ken Lum, Thanh Thuy Vu, Jänner, Gabi Petrikovic, Februar, Hamila De Souza, März, Manfred Klumpp, April, from the series Schnitzel Company, 2004–2023, inkjet prints. Courtesy of Magenta Plains Gallery, New York/Royale Projects, Los Angeles