Brian Rideout paints the margins in his upcoming exhibition at Towards, opening April 2nd in Toronto. The page numbers, creases, and padding visible in the magazines from which he sources his images are faithfully reproduced. Brian is pulled towards photographs that capture how collectors live with art. Works by Donald Judd and On Kawara are on display, creating a meta-commentary on how narrative, myth, and success are cultivated in the art world.
“Borrowing its title from the language of print production, this body of work expands on Rideout’s examination of visual culture–honing in on the mechanics of presentation,” states the exhibition text. “Through various formal strategies, he draws our attention to the underlying structures–the technical, cultural, social, and economic systems enmeshed within the production, circulation, and consumption of these images.”
Studio Visits is an ongoing series where I visit artists’ studios and focus on the periphery: works in progress, stacks of books, doodles, palettes, and paintbrushes. Rather than focusing on finished paintings (that galleries and artists typically have better photos of anyway!), I want to give a more intimate look into what it feels like to visit an artist’s studio, deducing something about their practice by what they surround themselves with.
I was lucky enough to swing by Brian’s studio the day before the paintings were leaving for the gallery. Here’s what I saw:
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