A highlight of the exhibition, Beach’s photographic Hands series shows abstract shapes painted onto the artist’s hand. The shapes concretely address the underlying structures of the hand, while also pointing to the evolution of language and communication, from cave painting and prehistoric glyphs to maritime flags and modern-day typography.
Consulate General of Canada in New York,
In 2019, CMAA curated the exhibition Making Their Mark: Canadian Artists in New York for the Consulate General of Canada in New York. A celebratory event marking the 150th anniversary of Canada’s official presence in New York, the presentation featured the work of four artists living and working in New York: Rachel Beach, Mona Saeed Kamal, Cal Lane and Elise Rasmussen. From left to right: Rachel Beach, Apostrophe, Parentheses, Cedilla and Em Dash.
Left to right: Rachel Beach, Caron (navy hand) and Up Tack (grey blue hand), 2017. Courtesy of the artist
Left: Rachel Beach, Hands series, 2017
Right: Jack Bush, 1965. On long-term loan from the Canada Council Art Bank
Left to right: Cal Lane, Moral Mortar, 2011; Covet Love Rug, 2009; and Infrared Illumination, 2011. Courtesy of the artist
Mona Saeed Kamal, 1001 Migrations, 2018. Courtesy of the artist
Mona Saeed Kamal, 1001 Migrations (detail), 2018
Left to right: Elise Rasmussen, Seeing Skies Seemingly Blue, 2018 (edition 1/1), and Did you know blue had no name? (film still), 2018
Photography: Erica Kyung
