Homeland Security (Prototype) by Charles Stankievech • Wondereur

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“THIS PIECE was part of an outdoor installation I did in Marfa, Texas, which is a peculiar place. On the surface, it’s an art tourism destination because of Donald Judd’s museum, but behind the scenes, it’s a military town where Homeland Security is the main employer and part of a long military history: guns were smuggled across the border during the Mexican revolution, and then during WWII, the original museum building interned German prisoners. I also installed a bug zapper inside of a gallery, in front of one of the windows. All the bugs are attracted to the ultraviolet light, but they can’t get in, and if they do, they’ll be vaporized at any moment. I wanted to comment on the American Dream and Homeland Security. The hilarious thing is that when a bug is zapped, blood and guts can be sprayed up to two meters away. It’s possibly causing more of a problem than it’s solving.”
— Artist Charles Stankievech

Artist Charles Stankievech is on Wondereur because influential curators such as Sarah Milroy believe he is important and on the rise.

An original Mixed-Media by Toronto-based artist Charles Stankievech exclusively curated for Wondereur by influential art critic Sarah Milroy.

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Original Mixed-Media

26 x 42 x 26

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Artist Charles Stankievech curated by influential art critic Sarah Milroy

“What excites me about Charles is that he's making work that alerts us on how to understand the world we live in. His work is like the artistic equivalent of watching Citizenfour: it's information we need to know about the way we behave and the implications of that.”

INFLUENTIAL ART CRITIC • ART GALLERY OF ONTARIO • EMILY CARR • DULWICH PICTURE GALLERY

In collaboration with the Globe and Mail, Wondereur invited acclaimed art critic Sarah Milroy to share the work of an artist that deeply touches her. Since co-founding the Canadian Art Foundation, Sarah Milroy has been a driving force in highlighting Canadian artists internationally. She served as the editor and publisher of Canadian Art magazine and was The Globe's resident art critic for almost 10 years. After contributing countless essays to numerous publications and art catalogues, Sarah most recently co-curated the current Emily Carr exhibit From the Forest to the Sea at the Dulwich Picture Gallery in London, U.K. and the AGO in Toronto.

3 an investigative photo documentary

Exclusive 22-page photo documentary from our investigative journalist team in collaboration with award-winning photojournalist Johan Hallberg-Campbell. Location: Toronto, Canada. Copyright Wondereur 2023.

MEET with artist Charles Stankievech curated by influential art critic Sarah Milroy.

PHOTOJOURNALIST FOR WONDEREUR JOHAN HALLBERG-CAMPBELL

A graduate of The Glasgow School of Art and a winner of the Magenta Foundation’s Flash Forward competition, Johan Hallberg-Campbell’s work with the Canadian Red Cross, The Walrus, Globe and Mail and DIE ZEIT has won him prestigious awards from the Canadian National Magazines Awards. Johan is a member of the Boreal Collective and the co-photo editor at Raw View magazine.

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Exclusive career analysis and market overview from our investigative journalist team.

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