With movin' the charter, karen elaine spencer proposes to disseminate excerpts from the Quebec Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which she transcribed on large wooden panels. By inviting particular groups of participants to choose passages of the Charter that particularly resonate for them, the artist appropriates these excerpts to produce large format panels, which she will donate to the participant team thereafter.
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karen elaine Spencer
Born in 1960 in Nelson, British Columbia, karen elaine spencer lives and works in Montreal, where she has lived for several years. She holds an MFA from the Université du Québec à Montréal and a BA from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (NSCAD) in Halifax. In recognition of her contribution, she was awarded the Galerie La Centrale - Powerhouse prize in 2012. Her work has been presented in Canada, the United States and Europe, notably at Blogueurs en captivité, a collaboration between DARE-DARE and Folie Culture, at the Art in Odd Places festival in New York, and at the Festival d'art performatif et d'intervention de Moncton. She has also given spoken word performances at the Westmount Library, the Arts Café in Montreal and the John Snow House in Calgary. She has also participated in artist residencies, most recently at the International Studio and Curatorial Program (ISCP) in Brooklyn, where she ran the hey mike blog in 2012, and at the New Gallery in Calgary and Praxis art actuel in 2011.
Projects of karen elaine Spencer
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Read moreMovin' the charter 5
Read moreDans movin‘ the charter, karen elaine spencer propose de disséminer dans l'espace public des extraits de la Charte des droits et libertés du Québec, qu’elle a retranscrit sur de grands panneaux de bois.
Movin' the charter 4
Read moreDans movin‘ the charter, karen elaine spencer propose de disséminer dans l'espace public des extraits de la Charte des droits et libertés du Québec, qu’elle a retranscrit sur de grands panneaux de bois. En invitant des groupes de participant.e.s choisis à sélectionner des passages de la Charte qui résonnent particulièrement pour eux/elles, l’artiste s’approprie ensuite ces extraits afin de réaliser des écriteaux aux formats imposants, dont elle fera ensuite don à l’équipe de participant.e.s.
Movin' the charter 03
Read moreWith movin' the charter, karen elaine spencer proposes to disseminate excerpts from the Quebec Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which she transcribed on large wooden panels. By inviting particular groups of participants to choose passages of the Charter that particularly resonate for them, the artist appropriates these excerpts to produce large format panels, which she will donate to the participant team thereafter.
Movin' the charter 02
Read moreWith movin' the charter, karen elaine spencer proposes to disseminate excerpts from the Quebec Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which she transcribed on large wooden panels. By inviting particular groups of participants to choose passages of the Charter that particularly resonate for them, the artist appropriates these excerpts to produce large format panels, which she will donate to the participant team thereafter.
karen elaine spencer
Movin' the charterRead morekaren elaine spencer proposes to disseminate in the public space excerpts from the Quebec Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which she has transcribed onto large wooden panels.
AU TRAVERS DE : incursions, gestes et postures
Exploratory Laboratory on Performative Urban InterventionsRead moreA program presented by the collective L'Araignée (Kamissa Ma Koïta, karen elaine spencer, Helena Martin Franco, Noémi McComber).
karen elaine spencer
MOVIN' THE CHARTERRead morekaren elaine spencer propose de disséminer dans l’espace public des extraits de la Charte des droits et libertés du Québec, qu’elle a retranscrits sur de grands panneaux de bois. En invitant des groupes de participant.e.s choisis à sélectionner des passages de la Charte qui résonnent particulièrement pour eux/elles, l’artiste s’approprie ensuite ces extraits afin de réaliser des écriteaux aux formats imposants, dont elle fera ensuite don à l’équipe de participant.e.s.
PASSEPORT 2016 + FESTIVITIES
PASSEPORT
+ FESTIVITIESRead morePresented as part of the Journées de la culture, this cultural activity consists of an artistic tour during which participants are invited to collect works / prints by artists selected by DARE-DARE.
BLOGUEURS EN CAPTIVITÉ
Interventions within the Public Space and the InternetRead moreBloggers in captivity, guest artists Adam Bergeron (Quebec City) and Karen Elaine Spencer (Montreal) have accepted the challenge of imprisonment and alienation during the three-day event.
DARE-DARE GALA 3
Fundraising eventRead more3rd edition of the legendary DARE-DARE Gala! Benefit party for the benefit of DARE-DARE activities, which brings together about twenty artists during a festive evening where performances, videos and musical performances are presented.
Karen Spencer
Expect nothingRead moreThe position of the viewer in the work is an important and current topic that Karen Spencer addresses using the strategy of duality: on the one hand, a personalized encounter around a very simple action in the room and on the other hand, the inscription of her personal and intimate life in the more formal context of the gallery.