Garry Neill Kennedy
Work of Six Decades | L’œuvre de six décennies
David Diviney editor Cathy Busby editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Goose Lane Editions
Publishing:23rd Feb '27
£38.99
This title is due to be published on 23rd February, and will be despatched as soon as possible.

“Painting was not an end in itself but a system of rules to be dismantled and reconfigured.” — David Diviney
Over a six-decade career as a conceptual artist, educator, and administrator, Garry Neill Kennedy became one of the leading figures in Canadian art. His early work interrogated systems of colour, instruction, and labour as they related to the production of art and the physical and institutional space in which it operates, before turning outward to become more explicitly political in the 21st century.
In addition to his work as a conceptual artist, Kennedy is known for his work as a professor and president of NSCAD. During his 23-year tenure as president, he established the school as an internationally renowned art institution, connecting Halifax with larger artistic centres, including New York’s contemporary art scene.
Garry Neill Kennedy: Work of Six Decades | L’oeuvre de six décennies features hundreds of images of the artist’s work from all stages of his career, as well as essays by artists and curators. Accompanying a major exhibition opening at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia in February 2027 and touring nationally thereafter, the volume demonstrates the enduring relevance of Kennedy’s work in an age where confronting structures and critiquing systems of power has never been more important.
« La peinture n’était pas une fin en soi, mais un système de règles à démanteler et à reconfigurer. » — David Diviney
En six décennies, l’artiste conceptuel, professeur et administrateur Garry Neill Kennedy est devenu l’une des figures de proue de l’art canadien. Ses premières œuvres abordaient les systèmes de couleur, d’enseignement et de travail dans le cadre de la production artistique et de l’espace physique et institutionnel dans lequel celle-ci s’inscrit. Au XXIe siècle, Kennedy ouvre sa pratique qui adopte une dimension plus manifestement politique.
Outre son travail d’artiste conceptuel, Kennedy est connu pour son rôle de professeur et de président du Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (NSCAD). Au cours de ses 23 années à la tête de l’institution, il en a fait un établissement d’enseignement spécialisé de renommée internationale qui a relié Halifax à de grands centres culturels, notamment New York et sa scène artistique contemporaine.
Le catalogue Garry Neill Kennedy : l’œuvre de six décennies comporte des centaines...
ISBN: 9781773105253
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 1100g
300 pages