Micah Lexier : Cross Reference : Dictionary Illustration Works, 1981-1993

Metcalfe, Robin. Micah Lexier : Cross Reference : Dictionary Illustration Works, 1981-1993. Charlottetown, PEI: Confederation Centre Art Gallery and Museum, 1994.

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Abstract (English)

Metcalfe analyses Lexier's collective work based on appropriated dictionary illustrations, emphasizes the ambiguous nature of the image which allows the viewer to construct meaning, and focuses on later narrative installations investigating relationships and gay identity. Biographical notes. 27 bibl. ref.

Types: Catalogues > Exhibition catalogues
All Contributors: Metcalfe, Robin (Curator); Metcalfe, Robin (Author)
Dossier: 410 - LEXIER, MICAH
Collation: 190 p. : 114 ill. (1 col.) ; 17 x 13 cm
ISBN: 0920089356
Language of Publication: English
Publishers: Charlottetown, PEI: Confederation Centre Art Gallery and Museum
Artists: Lexier, Micah; Klein, Michael; Morris, Reagan; Windrum, Robert; Thib, Jeannie; Carr-Harris, Ian
Critics / Curators / Historians: Metcalfe, Robin
Event Statement: Exhibition dates: 31 Oct. 1993 - 2 Jan. 1994, Confederation Centre Art Gallery and Museum (Charlottetown).
Keywords: APPROPRIATION; DICTIONARY; GAY IDENTITY
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Date Deposited: 12 Oct 1994
Last Modified: 25 Oct 2012 13:45
URI: http://e-artexte.ca/id/eprint/7584
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