Ron Benner : Trans/mission : African Vectors

McFarlane, Scott Toguri. Ron Benner : Trans/mission : African Vectors. Oakville, Ont.: Oakville Galleries, 2002.

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Abstract (English)

McFarlane examines Benner's photo-based works and garden installations. The author points to the tenderness with which Benner "tends" to his plants, and contrasts this care with the violence embedded in agricultural history, which he views as a metaphor for systems of socio-political domination. The imperialist travels of Portuguese explorer Pedro Alvares Cabral are discussed in relation to the circulation of plant species from the Americas to Africa and Europe. Brief biographical notes on the author. 2 bibl. ref.

Types:	Exhibition ephemera ; Brochures, booklets, leaflets, pamphlets
All Contributors:	McFarlane, Scott Toguri (Author)
Dossier:	410 - BENNER, RON
Collation:	[12] p. : 8 ill. ; 23 x 14 cm
ISBN:	1894707117
Language of Publication:	English
Publishers:	Oakville, Ont.: Oakville Galleries
Artists:	Benner, Ron
Critics / Curators / Historians:	Fleming, Marnie
Event Statement:	Exhibition dates: 15 May - 31 Oct. 2002, Oakville Galleries in Gairloch Gardens.
Keywords:	GARDEN; CULTURAL HISTORY; VIOLENCE; PHOTOGRAPHIC MURAL; COLONIALISM; AGRICULTURE; FOOD
Deposited by:	Users 1 not found.
Date Deposited:	21 Sep 2006
Last Modified:	12 Jul 2012 17:03
URI:	http://e-artexte.ca/id/eprint/16746

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