Generic Man and Desire

Oct 12 — Nov 3, 1989
Field:

Exhibition

Description:

Jana Sterbak's Generic Man was originally produced as a billboard for her 1989 solo exhibition at the Mackenzie Art Gallery, Regina. Reformulated for presentation at Western Front, the work consisted of a single photograph and a frame. As implied by its title, Generic Man refers to systems and codes of commodification, as well as to aspects of desire and fetishization. 

Curated by Annette Hurtig.

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Western Front is a non-profit artist-run centre in Vancouver.

We acknowledge the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and səl̓ílwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations as traditional owners of the land upon which Western Front stands.

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