Wanda Koop (born in 1951), Ukrainian Quartet – Power Plant, 2023, acrylic on canvas, 213.4 x 213.4 cm. Courtesy of the artist and Night Gallery. © Wanda Koop. Photo William Eakin
Wanda Koop (born in 1951), Ukrainian Quartet – Power Plant, 2023, acrylic on canvas, 213.4 x 213.4 cm. Courtesy of the artist and Night Gallery. © Wanda Koop. Photo William Eakin
For her first monographic museum presentation in Quebec, Wanda Koop is unveiling a new body of work. With the all-seeing moon as its central motif, the exhibition invites us to reflect on our relationship to history, memory and the most pressing questions of our time.
Remembrance and reflection
Wanda Koop was born in Vancouver to parents from the Zaporizhia region of present-day Ukraine. In this new corpus, the artist’s engagement with her family ties to this country and the trauma of the ongoing war are the point of departure for broader painterly meditations on questions of territory, the environment, memory, loss and the pervasiveness of war in our shared historical moment.
About the artist
Wanda Koop lives and works in Winnipeg. She is one of Canada’s most renowned living artists and has had more than sixty solo shows. Her work has been exhibited in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Germany, India, Brazil, China, Japan and Italy. Alongside her artistic practice, she is a community activist. In 1998, she founded Art City, a free community art centre for inner city youth in Winnipeg.
Wanda Koop in front of Black Sea Portal - Sunset Orange (detail), 2023, acrylic on canvas, 303.5 x 405.1 cm. Courtesy of the artist and Night Gallery. © Wanda Koop. Photo Lindsey Koepke
Publication
The exhibition is accompanied by a bilingual catalogue (French and English) published by the MMFA’s Publishing Department and edited by Mary-Dailey Desmarais, Chief Curator of the MMFA and curator of the exhibition.
The book features colour reproductions of all the paintings presented in the exhibition as well as an essay by Mary-Dailey Desmarais on the work of Wanda Koop and an interview with the artist.
Available at the Museum Boutique and Bookstore. MMFA Members are entitled to a 10% discount on the retail price.
Credits and curatorial team
An exhibition organized by the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.
The exhibition is curated by Mary-Dailey Desmarais, Chief Curator of the MMFA.
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Wanda Koop in front of Black Sea Portal - Sunset Orange (detail), 2023, acrylic on canvas, 303.5 x 405.1 cm. Courtesy of the artist and Night Gallery. © Wanda Koop. Photo Lindsey Koepke
