GERSHON ISKOWITZ "PRIMARY UNITY" WATERCOLOR, 1977It is somewhat hard to reconcile Gershon Iskowitz's (1921 1988) aesthetic with his personal history. Born to a religious family in Poland, Iskowitz was allowed to leave yeshiva (Jewish seminary) in order to study art, including a brief stint at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. The outbreak of the second world war forced him to return to his hometown where shortly after he was conscripted to forced labor. In 1944 Iskowitz was transferred to

This work "Friday Morning"

“General Idea: Life & Work” [online publication]

His works can be found in such museums including the Guggenheim

the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO)

Many of these self-mythologizing crests debuted in 1986 during their exhibition at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo entitled: The Armoury of the 1984 Miss General Idea Pavillion

His art is celebrated in public collections across Canada and beyond

Joyce Wieland (1931-1998) is one of the most accomplished and versatile Canadian artists

a recurring motif that is synonymous with Stella's mechanical aesthetic

and consumerism

Tillmans has worked across fashion photography

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and patriotic images have independently earned their place in the nation's museums and the Canadian art canon