KENT MONKMAN/ SHAME AND PREJUDICE, A STORY OF RESILIENCE

Kent Monkmans new, large-scale project takes the viewer on a journey through Canadas history that starts in the present and takes us back to 150 years before Confederation. With its entry points in the harsh urban environment of Winnipegs north end, and contemp orary life on the reserve, Kent Monkman: Shame and Prejudice, A Story of Resilience takes us all the way back to the period of New F rance and the fur trade. The Rococo masterpiece The Swing by Jean-Honore´ Fragonard has been reinterpreted as an installation with M onkmans alte...[Read more]