New show at Kenderdine Art Gallery provokes "gossip"
Posted February 19, 2004
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - February 19, 2004 2004-02-13-OTHER
New show at Kenderdine Art Gallery provokes "gossip"
The Saskatchewan Premiere of Tea and Gossip will take place Friday, Feb. 27
at 8 p.m., Kenderdine Art Gallery. Meet artist Linda Duvall and the scores
of people who participated in the project.
Duvall's three-part video narrative features a cast of characters, a
troubling event, diverse opinions, and tea and cookies. The show provokes
gossip without defaming the reputation of an identifiable person.
A Public Conversation will take place Saturday, March 6 at 2 p.m.,
Kenderdine Art Gallery. Everyone is welcome to attend the tea party, hosted
by Tea Connexions, featuring a broad selection of imported teas. Featured
conversationalists include Duvall, curator Kim Simon, poet Louise Halfe,
psychology faculty members Lorrie Sippola and Linda McMullen, and Joan Brown
from McClure United Church.
Tea and Gossip runs from Feb. 27 - March 14. The story begs for gossip, and
Duvall is willing to gossip with anyone from 1 - 4:30 p.m. on Wednesdays,
Fridays, and Sundays, or by appointment.
Duvall is internationally recognized for her investigative art projects.
Her work mimics the methodologies of social sciences, and explores how
identities are formed and read in the everyday activities of living. Duvall
is a sessional lecturer in the Department of Art and Art History, University
of Saskatchewan.
Tea and Gossip has been supported by The Redhead Gallery, Toronto;
University of Saskatchewan (Office of the President, College of Arts and
Sciences, Kenderdine/Beamish Trust); The Canada Council for the Arts;
Museums Association of Saskatchewan; Tea Connexions; United Furniture
Warehouse; Blossoms Florist and Odeon Event Centre.
The Kenderdine Art Gallery is open Monday through Friday, 11:30 a.m. to 4:30
p.m., Sundays 12:30 to 5 p.m., and closed Saturdays. It is located on the
second floor of the Agriculture Building, 51 Campus Drive. Heated parking is
available in the building's lower level, accessible via Science Place.
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For more information, or to arrange interviews, appointments, or class
visits with Linda Duvall, please contact:
Helen Marzolf, Assistant Curator
Kenderdine Art Gallery
University of Saskatchewan
Phone: (306) 966-4571
Email: helen.marzolf@usask.ca
Website: www.usask.ca/kenderdine
