a rush of friendship for stones and grasses
a rush of friendship for stones and grasses
Works by Amanda Amour-Lynx, Robert Bourdeau, Jeff Burns, Dianne Bos, Alex Colville, Mollie W. Clarke, Jean Dixon, Jerry Evans, Leon Estabrooks, Violet A. Gillett, Dawn George, Jack Weldon Humphrey, Roel Jacobs, Garry Neill Kennedy, Carolyn Manzer McMullen, Dennis Oppenheim, Amelia Elizabeth Pickard, Mary Pratt, and Roberta Taylor
Hundreds of precisely rendered clovers and dandelions speckle the lush grass field beneath the high jumper in Alex Colville’s mural Athletes (1961). Through meticulous observation, Colville transforms an ordinary patch of grass into an extraordinary thicket, intricately weaving blades of grass among the wildflowers to reveal a delicate ecosystem teeming with life.
Bringing together works that study, reinterpret, and immerse us in the overlooked worlds that exist at ground level, a rush of friendship for stones and grasses¹ invites you to shift your perspective, slow down, and consider what lies just below your feet. In doing so, your daily commute, a patch of gravel, or a scattering of weeds on a sports field can become a site of unexpected wonder.
¹ The title of this exhibition is borrowed from Virginia Woolf, Jacob’s Room (London: Hogarth Press, 1945), 140.
Accessibility
This exhibition is located on the main-floor. The stairs to the Owens from the entrance nearest the University Chapel have a handrail. There is also ramp access at this entrance, however, the ramp is steep. The stairs to the Owens entrance off York Street also have a handrail, but there is no ramp. The main floor of the Owens is wheelchair accessible. Our second-floor gallery is not wheelchair accessible. Two flights of stairs lead to the second floor. Find more information at owensartgallery.com/visit/accessibility/
Top Image: Dawn George, See Weeds (still), 2017, single-channel video, super 8mm, 16mm, stereo audio, 3:20 min
