EXHIBITION CURATION
Curated by Lucy Bilson, with works from KWAG’s Permanent Collection, Articulating Legibility explores ideas of legibility and ways of looking at works of art.
Image credit: Robert McNair
Articulating Legibility
Kitchener Waterloo Art Gallery
30 March 2021 — 06 March 2022
Featuring works by Barbara Astman, Walter Bachinski, Susan Coolen, Michael Flomen, John Hofstetter, Thomas Lax, Ron Martin, David Rifat, Michael Snow, Douglas Walker, Joyce Weiland, and Ossip Zadkine
Legibility refers to our ability to clearly see what is before us: specifically, the quality of being clear enough to read. It is underpinned by the desire to communicate with clarity and avoid misinterpretation. But what does it mean for an artwork to be legible? Is it intertwined with representation and abstraction, our understanding of the artist’s intentions, or something else? This exhibition of works from the Permanent Collection explores questions of completeness, visually ambiguous forms, and the communication of the intangible.
Illegibility offers interesting opportunities for the viewer to contemplate or complete works in their mind, without explicit direction from the artist. It is an invitation to insert oneself into the narrative of the work and to find possibilities in moments of ambiguity.
Video: Exhibition Introduction
Credit: Kitchener Waterloo Art Gallery. Written and produced by Mélika Hashemi.
Exhibition Installation
