Bridging theatre, lip-sync, dance, drag, costume, and comedy, the Canadian artist trio The Clichettes (Louise Garfield, Janice Hladki, and Johanna Householder) developed a groundbreaking practice at the crossroads of performance art and feminist satire. In hundreds of performances and four full-length plays between 1978 and 1993, the artists adopted dozens of personas–from love- sick girl to metalhead to femme fatale–as they scrutinized the tropes of femininity and masculinity. Their sources and reference points included Greek mythology, art history, B movies, science fiction, 1960s fashion, Motown, and hard rock. Their characters were just as eclectic: Medusa, a quail hunter, a beanbag chair, a turtle, Fidel Castro. Unequivocally experimental, playful, and humorous, The Clichettes’ work was–above all–political, exposing the structures that define power under patriarchy. Published on occasion of the group’s first retrospective, this fully-illustrated catalogue presents The Clichettes’ many dynamic collaborations with artists, writers, designers, and directors and celebrates their radical vision for a better world.

The Literary Review of Canada described the publication as “a beautiful book as smart and entertaining as the three women it showcases.”

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ISBN: 9781926632247

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This exhibition brings together artworks drawn from the M(M)A permanent collection that present diverse ways of exploring self-imaging and subjectivity through different types of photo-based media. Expanding the genres of portraiture and self-portraiture, selected works reveal how the camera and its reproducible technologies are used to explore changes in bodily perception and identity in art and mass culture across time. The pursuit of traditional likeness is reconsidered through conceptual and formal experiments, raising questions about how we perceive and represent ourselves and others.

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The Bruce Brace Coin Collection of the McMaster Museum of Art tells the marvelous story of coinage around the world from antiquity to the present day. The Greek and Roman collection includes examples that mark critical moments and important developments in ancient coinage, from its origins in Western Asia in the seventh century BCE to the Greek Peninsula and Aegean Islands to Sicily and Italy. This catalogue is intended to share the narrative of ancient coinage and to facilitate the study of ancient coins among students and enthusiasts alike.

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• Janet C. Berlo, Professor of Art/Art History and Visual Culture at University of Rochester;
• Paul Chaat Smith, Associate Curator at the National Museum of the American Indian, Washington, DC;
• Gerald McMaster, curator, artist, author, and Tier 1 Canada Research Chair of Indigenous Visual Culture and Curatorial Practice, Ontario College of Art and Design University, Toronto, ON; and
• Jeffrey Thomas, independent photo-based artist and research and recipient of the 2019 Governor General Award for the Visual Arts.
• Rhéanne Chartrand, curator of Indigenous art, McMaster Museum of Art

McMaster Museum of Art
Supported by the Terra Foundation for American Art
Pages: 132. Colour illustrations: 109. BW illustrations: 14

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Animals Across Discipline, Time & Space brings together works by five North American artists who use animal imagery to critically and dramatically address how we animals interact with the world around us.

26-page publication, including 5 pages of full colour illustrations

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In 1985, a group of Indigenous image-makers came together in Hamilton to form the Native Indian/Inuit Photographers’ Association (NIIPA) with the core objective to promote a positive, realistic and contemporary image of Indigenous peoples through the medium of photography. They felt that, for far too long, Indigenous peoples had been portrayed through someone else’s lens, and that it was time they took control of the image in order to contest and demystify stereotypical representations of Indigenous peoples. This publication accompanied the 2018/2019 touring exhibition #nofilterneeded featuring works by founding NIIPA members.

46 page publication with 19 b/w illustrations

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Unapologetic: Acts of Survivance (2017), features major works from the 1980s and acknowledges the critical role these artists played in paving the way for Indigenous artists and curators today. Through powerful and provocative works these artists replaced inaccurate and stereotypical images with assertions of Indigenous peoples’ rights to self-representation, self-determination and sovereignty. Coyote School (2017) features contemporary works by mid-career artists who acknowledge the influence of senior Indigenous artists on the development of their own artistic practice. Influence comes in many forms, through familial and kinship bonds, formal and informal mentorships, and artistic inspiration.

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In English and French
250 pp col. ill. 10.75 x 8 in softcover
9781926632186

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Co-published by Carleton University Art Gallery, The Rooms Provincial Art Gallery, McMaster Museum of Art, 2018

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