Camille Turner : hometown queen / edited by Melissa Bennett, David Diviney, and Srimoyee Mitra.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bennett, Melissa, 1980- editor.

Diviney, David, editor.

Mitra, Srimoyee, editor.

Art Gallery of Hamilton (Ont.), organizer, publisher, host institution.

Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Turner, Camille--Exhibitions.

Turner, Camille.

Genre:

exhibition catalogs.

Exhibition catalogs

Exhibition catalogs.

Physical Description:

193 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Other Title:

Hometown queen

Place of Publication:

Hamilton, Ontario : Art Gallery of Hamilton

Halifax, Nova Scotia : Art Gallery of Nova Scotia

Ann Arbor, Michigan : Stamps Gallery

Fredericton, New Brunswick : Goose Lane Editions, 2026.

Summary:

“Blackness has been systematically ‘disappeared’ from the Canadian nation. . . . I explore various mechanisms through which this disappearance has been achieved, ranging from historical omissions to social exclusion as well as literally burying evidence of Canada’s Black past.” — Camille Turner Camille Turner: Hometown Queen offers the first in-depth retrospective of the artist’s nearly 30-year career. Born in Jamaica and raised in Hamilton, Ontario, Turner has developed a formidable body of work in performance, installation, photography, video, and sculpture. Her practice powerfully addresses racial and social politics, offering a critical analysis of the enduring systems of injustice in Canada and abroad and confronting histories marked by erasure, deliberate burying, and systemic silencing while actively forging a hopeful path forward. Turner’s art creates spaces of contemplation and imaginative possibility, inviting reflection on what might emerge — for herself, for her father and family, and for generations still to come. This handsome volume, accompanying a major touring exhibition by the Art Gallery of Hamilton, contains numerous images of Turner’s work. The works range from foundational works such as Hometown Queen and Miss Canadiana to recent large-scale video installations. including Worthy, a new immersive multi-media installation that her father’s childhood experience of growing up on one of Jamaica’s most profitable historic slave plantations and illuminates the enduring impact of slavery across geographies and generations."-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Catalogue of a touring exhibition by the Art Gallery of Hamilton.

Includes bibliographical references.

Contains:

Container of: Turner, Camille. Works. Selections.

ISBN:

9781773105093

1773105094

9781897407585

1897407580

OCLC:

1573031687