Marcel Marois / Passage Interrompu / 1986

Marcel Marois
Passage Interrompu
1986 - 1987
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Creator Name: Marois, Marcel
Creator Nationality: North American; Canadian
Creator Role: Artist
Creator Dates/Places: d. 1949
Gender: M
Creator Name-CRT: Marcel Marois
Title: Passage Interrompu
View: front
Creation Start Date: 1986
Creation End Date: 1987
Creation Date: 1986 - 1987
Object Type: Textiles
Classification Term: woven
Materials and Techniques: wool on cotton warp
Dimensions: L.105-1/2 x W.126-1/2 in.
AMICA Contributor: The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Owner Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
ID Number: 92.55
Credit Line: Gift of Fred and Ellen Wells
Rights: http://www.artsmia.org/restrictions.html
Context:

In the early 1980s, a hydroelectric dam was built in northern Quebec even though it was known that the resulting lake would obstruct the traditional caribou migration route. The caribou stubbornly followed their established course and thousands drowned. As can be seen by the swirling torrent of disorder and confusion of the caribou decpicted in the tapestry, Marcel Marois was profoundly affected by the event. However, Marois has gone beyond expressing the powerlessness and ignorance of the dying animals to suggest a universal concern. The gaze of these caribou asks us if we would recognize any better than they did the forces that engulf them? If we did, would we be any better able to act to prevent our fate?

AMICA ID: MIA_.92.55
Component Measured: overall
Measurement Unit: in
AMICA Library Year: 2000
Media Metadata Rights: ?The Minneapolis Institute of Arts

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