sum of the parts

Collection 06 sum of the parts

Start year: 2017

sum of the parts, brings together a selection of films and performances by artists who activate personal histories drawn from familial and public record. Through a compelling excavation of the past, these artists draw from familial, historic, and archival sources, visualizing complex narratives of race and class, and their recognition within official records.

Throughout the spring season of 2018, 221A hosts sum of the parts, a curatorial research project by Jenn Jackson which brings together a selection of films, performances and installations by artists who activate personal histories which are drawn from familial and public record. Artists Deanna Bowen, Felix Kalmenson, Divya Mehra, Krista Belle Stewart, and Casey Wei, present compelling excavations of the past, by drawing from familial, historic, and archival sources—visualizing narratives of race and class, and their recognition within official records.

Each film and performance provides a framework for a larger narrative of archival complexities—offering a visual key to examine discourses on the commodification and construction of historic record in relation to the business of archival storage, preservation, and dissemination within the public realm. In mining the potential of the private and public archive, these artists interrogate the visual and material nature of historical reference and activate immaterial records. Events and research associated with sum of the parts will be hosted at Pollyanna 圖書館 Library, among other venues. For the duration of the program, a library collection holding books and other documents selected by the various contributors and collaborators involved in the project is available for public reference. Further details for this series are listed at https://221a.ca/sum-of-the-parts

Browse Collection 06

19 items
Media link Name Call No. Format Produced by Material Selected by Collection
Spring 2018 : Dirty Words
Spring 2018 : Dirty Words SOTP 001 Canadian Art Print Jenn Jackson 06
The Commisar Vanishes: The Falsification of Photographs and Art in Stalin’s Russia (New Edition)
The Commisar Vanishes: The Falsification of Photographs and Art in Stalin’s Russia (New Edition) SOTP 002 David King Print Jenn Jackson 06
Parting Ways: Jewishness and the Critique of Zionism
Parting Ways: Jewishness and the Critique of Zionism SOTP 003 Judith Butler Print Jenn Jackson 06
как всегда
Kak Vsegda 
As Always
(2nd Edition)
как всегда Kak Vsegda As Always (2nd Edition) SOTP 004 REF Felix Kalmenson (Reprinted by DDOOGG) Print Jenn Jackson 06
как всегда
Kak Vsegda 
As Always
(1st Edition)
как всегда Kak Vsegda As Always (1st Edition) SOTP 005 REF Felix Kalmenson Print Jenn Jackson 06
Quit India
Quit India SOTP 006 REF Divya Mehra Print Divya Mehra 06
Dr No
Dr No SOTP 007 Ian Fleming Print Casey Wei 06
The Joy Luck Club
The Joy Luck Club SOTP 008 Amy Tan Print Casey Wei 06
Colour-Coded. A Legal History of Racism in Canada 1900-1950
Colour-Coded. A Legal History of Racism in Canada 1900-1950 SOTP 009 Constance Backhouse Print Deanna Bowen 06
The Ku Klux Klan in Central Alberta
The Ku Klux Klan in Central Alberta SOTP 010 REF William Peter Baergen Print Deanna Bowen 06
Bluesprint: Black British Columbian Literature and Orature SOTP 011 Wayde Compton Print Deanna Bowen 06
Pourin’ down Rain SOTP 012 Cheryl Foggo Print Deanna Bowen 06
Roll, Jordan, Roll: the World the Slaves Made
Roll, Jordan, Roll: the World the Slaves Made SOTP 013 Eugene D Genovese Print Deanna Bowen 06
The Black Atlantic: Modernity and Double Consciousness
The Black Atlantic: Modernity and Double Consciousness SOTP 014 Paul Gilroy Print Deanna Bowen 06
Beloved
Beloved SOTP 015 Toni Morrison Print Deanna Bowen 06
Paradise
Paradise SOTP 016 Toni Morrison Print Deanna Bowen 06
The Capilano Review 3.34 / Winter 2018
The Capilano Review 3.34 / Winter 2018 SOTP 017 The Capilano Review Print Jenn Jackson 06
Truth and Reconciliation
Truth and Reconciliation SOTP 018 REF The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada Printed and bound by Publication Studio Print Jenn Jackson 06
Familial Document – Potato Gardens Band
Familial Document – Potato Gardens Band SOTP 019 REF Krista Belle Stewart Three-Gallon Utility Bucket with 50lbs of Soil from Spaxomain (Douglas Lake) Krista Belle Stewart 06

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