Shary Boyle (born in 1972), Cephalophoric Saint, 2018, colour lithograph with opalescent pigment, edition of 25, collaborating printer: Jill Graham, 66 x 50 cm. Collection of E. Grace and S. Vella. Photo Toni Hafkenscheid
Shary Boyle (born in 1972), Misogyny + Misanthropy, 2018, ink and gouache on paper, 105 x 81 cm. Collection of Elisabeth Preston and Peter Strickland. Photo Imagefoundry
Shary Boyle (born in 1972), Judy, 2021, wax, electronics, ceramics, mixed media, 195.6 x 91.4 x 71.1 cm. Courtesy of the artist and Patel Brown Gallery. Photo Toni Hafkenscheid
Shary Boyle: Outside the Palace of Me
Contemporary Art Square
Jean-Noël Desmarais Pavilion
Level S2
This multisensory exhibition explores the performative aspects of identity in an age when social media has become a stage for self-presentation. The works brought together by the multidisciplinary Canadian artist offer a critical interrogation of colonialism, misogyny, racism and other societal pressures, while underscoring beauty, longing, a commitment to hope and the human capacity for empathy.
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