Otherworld uprising
Subtitle: Shary Boyle.
Contributors: Heti, Sheila, 1976-; Southern Alberta Art Gallery.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Conundrum Press; Conundrum Press in partnership with the Southern Alberta Art Gallery, Lethbridge, Alberta
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Montréal
Language: eng
Number of pages: 72
ISBN-13: 9781894994286
Subjects: Boyle, Shary, -- 1972-; Boyle, Shary, -- 1972-
Description: Otherworld Uprisingis the first major monograph for Toronto-based Shary Boyle, who is becoming known for her uncanny and exquisite porcelain figurines that skillfully subvert the historical expectations inherent to this traditional material. Boyle's multifaceted practice also includes figurative drawing, painting and performances that give voice to the under-represented--children, animals and women--while also taking on aspects of the spiritual and the metaphysical. Through dream-like references to mythology and fairytales, her imagery illustrates female desire from a female point of view. Boyle is also known for her multi-layered audio-visual performances, during which she does live drawings on an overhead projector. Many of these have been incorporated into shows by musicians such as Feist, Peaches, Christine Fellows and Will Oldham. This volume contains new stories by novelist Sheila Heti, illustrated by Boyle, as well as texts by the Curator of Contemporary Art at the National Gallery of Canada, Jos e Drouin-Brisebois, and Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art at the Art Gallery of Ontario, Ben Portis.
Notes: Essays by Josée Drouin-Brisebois and Sheila Heti.

"Published in partnership with the Southern Alberta Art Gallery"--T.p. verso.