The exhibition titled Cenotaphs presents two relatively large works that conclude Hayes’ sculptural and architectonic investigation of this logic. They are the last of five pieces conceived as a finite suite. In short, these works link minimal form to historical reference via function, the rather special symbolic function of commemoration. Each work reconstructs an artefact associated with the life of a specific historical individual.
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Artist Bio
Kenneth Hayes
Kenneth Hayes is an architect, historian and curator, who occasionally makes small architectonic-sculptural works that combine and condense his varied interests, which are largely concerned with problems of historical consciousness and historicism. He also writes criticism of art and architecture. One of his most recent curatorial work was the exhibition Cement, Concrete at the Eric Arthur Gallery of The University of Toronto. His recent articles have been on the work of the Toronto-based firm Architects Alliance for the journal Praxis, and on Jeff Wall’s photography for Prefix Photo. His work has been generously funded by the Canada Council for the Arts.
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