art statement
Legrady bio
Legrady cv
Legrady's work
on the CCCA
Art Database
Kingston Proze
AGO Book
launch
National Gallery
of Canada
collection
31works
| : | This work functions on many levels. Obviously, it is a satire on a money oriented art mafia. Yet some did not get it, according to an email from an angry student who took the work at face value, shaming the artist's lack of integrity. The work also expands the art magazine paradigm which consists of writing critique and showing art: here the writing and images got confused, like twins sometimes do as to who is who, giving extra layers to the layering of meaning. I do like the idea of expanding the critical text paradigm by making the text into images of the art which it portrays. A different shade of self-criticism. THIS SPACE FOR SALE Each year a new crop of fine arts graduate students seek exhibition space and critical attention in a crowded field. To get an edge in a competitive market, and simplify the submission process you can now buy exhibition space and place your image on my canvasses, getting exposure as part of a legitimate show, in credible galleries or museums, whenever my work gets chosen by a curator or jury.                 |