a matter of time

Spiral time is the embodied understanding of time as non-linear, cyclical, and experienced through the continuous unfolding and overlapping of events. The exhibition draws from the Gallery’s permanent collection and includes artworks from across periods, art historical movements, and mediums that challenge imposed linearities within Western constructions of the past, present, and future.

a matter of time positions time as relational and as a measure of change. Expanding perceptions of worldbuilding and world-endings, the exhibition critiques the various belief systems that govern our daily lives, looking toward non-Western worldviews to regenerate ideas of memory, resurgence, and futurisms.

a matter of time proposes the radical potential for thinking against colonial time frames, and through spiral time—unpredictable, transformative, and fleeting.

Artists include Tim Whiten, Anna Wong, Maureen Gruben, Hiram To, Meera Margaret Singh, Dana Claxton, Colleen Cutschall, Harry Kiyooka, General Idea, Marcel Dzama, Eleanor Bond, Shuvinai Ashoona, Liz Magor, Johann Januarius Zick and more.

This show is part of a revamp of our permanent collection galleries highlighting old favourites and rarely-seen works in fresh ways. For more, check out Crying Over Spilt Tea.