Signing off

Author

Watson, Scott

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Vanguard. 1989, Num. 2, Vol. 18, 20-25, 7 ill.

ISSN

0315-5226

Abstract (en)

Essay written on the occasion of an exhibition, Behind the sign, Artspeak Gallery, Vancouver, CAN (10 Sept-1 Oct 1988), which presented recent collaborative works by Canadian artists and writers. Describes Ferdinand de Saussure's theory of the sign, its subsequent development in the concepts of structuralism and post-structuralism, and the use of these linguistic analogies as a basis for contemporary artmaking.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1945-present -- Pictorial arts -- Canada
• Saussure, Ferdinand de, 1857-1913
• Theory
• Art
• Canada
• 1900-2000
• Signs (symbols)
• Structuralism
• Language
• Artists
• Authors
• Collaboration
• Exhibitions
• Artspeak Gallery||Vancouver (BC, CAN)
• Post-structuralism

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1945-présent -- Peinture et arts graphiques -- Canada
• Saussure, Ferdinand de, 1857-1913
• Théorie
• Art
• Canada
• 1900-2000
• Signe
• Structuralisme
• Langage
• Artistes
• Auteurs
• Collaboration
• Exposition
• Artspeak Gallery||Vancouver (BC, CAN)
• Post-structuralisme

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19910701-00455476

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