Tim Whiten in Conversation
Join artist Tim Whiten in a conversation with independent curator and writer, Carolyn Bell Farrell, moderated by exhibition curator and the AGO’s Deputy Director and Chief Curator, Julian Cox, in conjunction with the AGO exhibition, Tim Whiten: A Little Bit of Light.
The conversation marks the release of Carolyn Bell Farrell’s book Tim Whiten: Life & Work, published by the Art Canada Institute. Developed through extensive research and dialogues with the artist, his colleagues and former students, contemporary curators, and others in his circle, Bell Farrell tells the remarkable story of how Whiten’s expansive practice has altered the landscape of contemporary visual art in Canada.
Artwork Credit: Tim Whiten. Book of Light: Containing Poetry from the Heart of God, 2015-2016. Handcrafted crystal clear glass, burnt fragments of drawings (coffee and pencil on handmade paper), oak. 118.1 x 71.1 x 38.1 cm. Courtesy of Tim Whiten and Olga Korper Gallery. Photo Credit: Toni Hafkenscheid.