Project notes:
This is a superbly illustrated volume examining recurrence of baroque themes, such as excessive opulence and theatricality, in the contemporary art. Featuring the work of six international artists, this publication examines a range of contemporary artistic production defined through an emphasis on material excess, accumulation, and asymmetry. The presence of neo-baroque affectation through processes of ornamentation, heavy glazing, and the use of myriad variety of curios and aestheticized found objects have been recurrent facets of contemporary production in recent years.
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The catalogue was published by the National Gallery of Canada to accompany the exhibition of the same name.
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