Arnaud Maggs

Arnaud Maggs (born 1926) is a Canadian artist and photographer. Born in Montreal, he lives in Toronto. Maggs is best known for stark portraits arranged in grid-like arrangements.cite web
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Infobox Artist
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birthdate = 1926
location = Montreal, Quebec
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nationality = Canadian
field = photography, conceptual art
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awards = 2006 Governor General's Award in Visual and Media Arts

Biography

After training and working as a graphic designer, Maggs turned to commercial photography in the 1960s. At the age of 47, Maggs decided to become a visual artist concentrating on photography and conceptualism and focusing on such things as death notices and tags documenting child labour in French textile factories.

Works

An early signature style of Maggs are his black-and-white portraits taken from the front, side and back, and presented in grid formation [ [http://www.macm.org/en/expositions/44.html Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal ::: Arnaud Maggs: Nomenclature ] ] exemplified in the internationally acclaimed portraits of Joseph Beuys, "Joseph Beuys: 100 Frontal Views, Düsseldorf, 21.10.80" and "Joseph Beuys: 100 Profile Views, Düsseldorf, 21.10.80". [http://www.canadacouncil.ca/prizes/ggavma/2006/yh127864873627123010.htm The Canada Council for the Arts - Maggs Essay ] ] Created in Beuys' Düsseldorf home in 1980, the images appear to be identical, but are 200 different photographs of Beuys attempting to sit completely still. In 2006, Maggs was awarded the Governor General's Award in Visual and Media Arts. [ [http://www.canadacouncil.ca/prizes/ggavma/2006/ud127864841180459750.htm The Canada Council for the Arts - Maggs Bio ] ]

Bibliography

*Allen, Karyn. "Arnaud Maggs Photographs 1975-84". Calgary: Nickle Arts Museum, 1984.
*Alleti, Vince. "Special Collections." "The Village Voice" (18 August 1992).
*Bedard, Catherine and Keziere, Russell. "Arnaud Maggs: Notes Capitales". Paris: Canadian Cultural Centre, 2000.
*Blanchette, Manon. "A Work by Arnaud Maggs." "Le Journal du Musee d'art contemporain de Montreal", (November/December 1990).
*Campbell, James D. "Arnaud Maggs at Centre Saidye Bronfman and at Chapelle historique du Bon-Pasteur, Montreal." "C Magazine" (Spring 1991).
*Craven, George M. "Object & Image". New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 1982.
*Franchette, Frédérique. "Double foyer pour Atget." "Liberation" (19 December, 2000).
*Goldberg, Vicki. "Seven Thousand Pictures are Better than One." "The New York Times" (23 August 1992).
*Holubizky, Ihor. "Numbering". Hamilton: Art Gallery of Hamilton, 1990.
*Jenkner, Ingrid. "Arnaud Maggs Numberworks". Guelph: Macdonald Stewart Art Centre, 1989.
*Keziere, Russell. "Arnaud Maggs: Convergence Without Coincidence." "CV Photo" #39 (Summer 1997).
*Lindberg, E. Theodore. "Arnaud Maggs, An Exhibition of Selected Works 1981-83". Vancouver: The *Charles H. Scott Gallery, Emily Carr College of Art and Design, 1984.
*Maclear, Kyo. "Arnaud Maggs." "Toronto Life" (April 1999).
*Macwilliam, David. "Arnaud Maggs". Paris: Centre Culturel Canadien, 1980.
*Monk, Philip and Sutnik, Maia-Mari. "Arnaud Maggs: Works 1976-1999". Toronto: The Power Plant, 1999.
*Portis, Ben. "Evidence of Existence: A conversation with Toronto-based photographer Arnaud Maggs." "Art on Paper" (May/June 2008).
*Roegiers, Patrick. "double vie, double vue". Paris: Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain, 1996.
*Stainback, Charles. "Special Collections: The Photographic Order from Pop to Now". New York: International Center of Photography, 1992.
*Sramek, Peter. "Seeing People/Seeing Space." "British Journal of Photography" (18 May 1984).
*Walsh, George. "Contemporary Photographers". London, England: St. James Press, 1981.

References

External links

* [http://www.susanhobbs.com/artists/Maggs/AMimages.html Susan Hobbs Gallery]
* [http://www.susanhobbs.com/artists/Maggs/AMimages.html Gallery of Arnaud Maggs' works]