Rodney Graham: Canadian Impressionist
Varied exhibition at Canada House of work by Rodney Graham. The title described him as an Impressionist but I’m not sure I understand that title. I think it may be ironic. If I was picking a genre I’d have gone for Pop Art. I liked the fun 3D abstract works with colourful pillars of wood coming out of the surface like a 3D version of a Damien Hurst spot picture. “Sunday Sun, 1937” was a fun picture of a man sitting up in bed reading a large comic. It was only after reading the commentary that I realised the hands on each side where from different people. I also like the take on a Duchamp readymade, a tall wooden stool with a hammer in the top, splattered with paint from the studio. Closed on 27 May 2017