{"id":19546,"date":"2013-06-06T13:13:22","date_gmt":"2013-06-06T17:13:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artoronto.ca\/?p=19546"},"modified":"2016-09-29T10:25:48","modified_gmt":"2016-09-29T14:25:48","slug":"geoffrey-farmer-wins-the-2013-gershon-iskowitz-prize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/v2.artoronto.ca\/?p=19546","title":{"rendered":"Geoffrey Farmer wins the 2013 Gershon Iskowitz Prize"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Geoffrey Farmer<\/p>\n

The Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) and the Gershon Iskowitz Foundation are pleased to announce that Vancouver-born artist Geoffrey Farmer is the recipient of the 2013 Gershon Iskowitz Prize at the AGO. The award, which is presented annually to one artist who has made an outstanding contribution to the visual arts in Canada, includes a $50,000 cash prize and a solo exhibition at the AGO. Farmer\u2019s exhibition will open in February 2014.<\/p>\n

Borrowing elements from conceptual and installation art, Farmer\u2019s works boldly combine sculpture, video, performance, drawing, photography and found objects. Internationally recognized for his singular approach and ability to blend poetry and social commentary in large-scale works, Farmer has received praise for his recent exhibition The Surgeon and the Philosopher at London\u2019s Barbican Art Gallery from the Guardian for its \u201ccompelling vision.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cGeoffrey Farmer\u2019s works are unique because they are constructed anew each time they\u2019re assembled,\u201d said Kitty Scott<\/em>, curator of modern and contemporary art at the AGO. \u201cIn this sense, the display at the AGO will offer visitors a chance to see the most recent workings of Geoffrey\u2019s mind. We\u2019re delighted to collaborate with the Gershon Iskowitz Foundation in presenting this prize to him.\u201d<\/p>\n

Born in British Columbia in 1967, Farmer lives and works in Vancouver. A graduate of the Emily Carr Institute of Art And Design in Vancouver, he first exhibited at the AGO in 2000. The Gallery purchased a significant work by Farmer in 2012 entitled And Finally the Street Becomes the Main Character (Clock).<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m deeply touched to receive this prize,\u201d said Farmer<\/em>. \u201cGershon Iskowitz has set an example through his generosity of spirit\u2014a legacy that asks artists to support and help each other. I\u2019m truly honoured.”<\/p>\n

\u201cOne of the most important aspects of the Iskowitz Prize over time has been that it is grounded in one artist\u2019s wish to help other artists,\u201d said Jeanette Hlinka<\/em>, president of the Gershon Iskowitz Foundation. \u201cGershon would be very happy that this idea is still central to the Prize, and that the artists who receive it\u2014like Geoffrey Farmer\u2014recognize this.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Art Gallery of Ontario<\/strong><\/p>\n

The award, which is presented annually to one artist who has made an outstanding contribution to the visual arts in Canada, includes a $50,000 cash prize and a solo exhibition at the AGO. Farmer\u2019s exhibition will open in February 2014.<\/p>\n

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