42 research outputs found
Robert Morin : Preliminary Notes for a Western, 1990
Perron delineates how Morin uses the conventions of the western genre and gives it a twist to speak of one's power - especially women's - against the codes and patriarchy of language. The author elaborates on the artist's strategies - such as the use of a female narrator playing both men and women characters - which create a form of distanciation that liberates the viewer. Biographical notes on artist and author
Mireille Perron : Le théâtre se montrait sans être vu = Mireille Perron : The Theatre Was Showing Itself Without Being Seen
Perron briefly comments on her sculptures and bas-reliefs integrating photography and reprography. Biographical notes
Swan, & Plenty : An Installation of Paintings by Amy Gogarty
Perron's analysis of Gogarty's paintings focuses on historical appropriation and the construction of knowledge. Theories concerning the gaze, mimesis and eroticism are considered in relation to the boundaries between body and space. 5 bibl. ref