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Anna Hudson |
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Anna Hudson was the Associate Curator of Canadian Art at the Art Gallery of Ontario, and Adjunct Professor in the Graduate Programme in Art History at York University. She received her doctorate in the History of Art from the University of Toronto in 1997 for her dissertation, Art and Social Progress: the Toronto community of painters, 1933-1950. As of 2002, Hudson was involved in several projects, including: the integration of First Nations visual culture in the Canadian Wing of the AGO, an exhibition of historical and contemporary Canadian art ("Inventing Canada") planned for The State Hermitage Museum, and an exhibition of the work of Robert Markle and Joyce Wieland. Dr. Hudson is currently Assistant Professor, Canadian Art and Curatorial Studies in the Department of Visual Arts at York University
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Video Clip #1 Anna Hudson begins an examination of the development of York Wilson's career, starting with the painting Local Dance, a work which makes heavy use of techniques refined in the commercial art industry. Quick Time Videos Windows Media Player Videos |
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Video Clip #2 Anna discusses Wilson's appreciation for Mexico and how the country influenced his early work. Anna provides a context for Wilson's career in the early 1950's by noting the AGO's purchase of his work at this time. Quick Time Videos Windows Media Player Videos |
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Video Clip #3 Using two works from the 1960's as examples, Anna presents Wilson's departure for abstraction, and how these works in particular evoke Wilson's impressions of specific geographic locations. Quick Time Videos Windows Media Player Videos |
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Video Clip #4 Through informal commentary, Anna offers an insight into York Wilson's overal career as an artist. Quick Time Videos Windows Media Player Videos |
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