Posted on Sept. 6: Museum of Art features aspects of everyday life

[img_inline align=”right” src=”http://padnws01.mcmaster.ca/images/Germaine_Koh.jpg” caption=”Germaine Koh:Open Hours”]Car lot tinsel, unraveled sweaters, discarded snapshots and a fense post is art in the eyes of the latest exhibitor at the McMaster Museum of Art.

The museum presents Canadian artist and independent curator Germaine Koh, who brings unnoticed aspects of everyday life into sharp focus.

In her exhibit, Open Hours, Koh has created a new site-specific installation which will be complemented by her piece Knitwork and various interventions within the museum building and on the University campus.

Among the eight works in this exhibition, which runs from Sept. 1 to Oct. 20 are:

4w 2d a/c — a dense pattern of silver car lot tinsel is strung beneath the gallery ceiling to reveal the hidden currents of air. This work is inspired in part by the museum's intensive overhaul of air filtration systems last year

Knitwork — a growing length of knitting (now at 60 meters), reknit from discarded sweaters, serves as a sublime and absurd monument to everyday tasks and an index of time

Sightings — a series of postcards created from snapshots found by the artist in public places commemorates individual experiences

Counter

— a numerical counter embedded in a wall can be pushed at will to record a history

Since 1990, Koh has exhibited extensively across North America. She is currently featured in an exhibition at the Power Plant in Toronto.

As a complement to Open Hours, weaving stations will be installed in the museum so that visitors may contribute their own handiwork to the exhibition.

The museum is also hosting beginners knitting classes for adults and children in September and October. This program is presented as a complement to the Germaine Koh exhibition. Classes will take place on Sept. 29, Oct. 6, 20 and 27 from 2 to 4 p.m. There is a daily, nominal fee.

A lunchtime talk will take place Sept. 11 and 25 at 12:30 pm and a public reception will be held Oct. 3, from 7 to 9 p.m. (Artists will be in attendence).

For free parking and an invitation, contact the museum at 905-525-9140 ext. 23081 or e-mail: museum@mcmaster.ca

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[img_inline align="right" src="http://padnws01.mcmaster.ca/images/Germaine_Koh.jpg" caption="Germaine Koh:Open Hours"]Car lot tinsel, unraveled sweaters, discarded snapshots and a fense post is art in the eyes of the latest exhibitor at the McMaster Museum of Art. <p><br />
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The museum presents Canadian artist and independent curator Germaine Koh, who brings unnoticed aspects of everyday life into sharp focus.<p><br />
<br />
In her exhibit, <i>Open Hours</i>, Koh has created a new site-specific installation which will be complemented by her piece Knitwork and various interventions within the museum building and on the University campus.<p><br />
<br />
Among the eight works in this exhibition, which runs from Sept. 1 to Oct. 20 are:<ul><br />
<li><b>4w 2d a/c</b> -- a dense pattern of silver car lot tinsel is strung beneath the gallery ceiling to reveal the hidden currents of air.  This work is inspired in part by the museum&#039;s intensive overhaul of air filtration systems last year</li><br />
<li><b>Knitwork</b> -- a growing length of knitting (now at 60 meters), reknit from discarded sweaters, serves as a sublime and absurd monument to everyday tasks and an index of time</li><br />
<li><b>Sightings</b> -- a series of postcards created from snapshots found by the artist in public places commemorates individual experiences</li><br />
<li><b>Counter</li></b> -- a numerical counter embedded in a wall can be pushed at will to record a history</li></ul><br />
<br />
Since 1990, Koh has exhibited extensively across North America.  She is currently featured in an exhibition at the Power Plant in Toronto.<p><br />
<br />
As a complement to <i>Open Hours</i>, weaving stations will be installed in the museum so that visitors may contribute their own handiwork to the exhibition.<p><br />
<br />
The museum is also hosting beginners knitting classes for adults and children in September and October. This program is presented as a complement to the Germaine Koh exhibition. Classes will take place on Sept. 29, Oct. 6, 20 and 27 from 2 to 4 p.m. There is a daily, nominal fee.<p><br />
<br />
A lunchtime talk will take place Sept. 11 and 25 at 12:30 pm and a public reception will be held Oct. 3, from 7 to 9 p.m. (Artists will be in attendence).<p><br />
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For free parking and an invitation, contact the <a href="http://www.mcmaster.ca/museum">museum</a> at 905-525-9140 ext. 23081 or e-mail: <a href="mailto:museum@mcmaster.ca">museum@mcmaster.ca</a><br />
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