Resistance & Respiration

Presented by Contemporary Calgary

Buy Tickets
ChinookBlast.jpg

When

Thursday November 30, 2023 - Sunday April 14, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Friday December 1, 2023
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Saturday December 2, 2023
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Sunday December 3, 2023
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Monday December 4, 2023
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Tuesday December 5, 2023
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Wednesday December 6, 2023
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Thursday December 7, 2023
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Friday December 8, 2023
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Saturday December 9, 2023
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Sunday December 10, 2023
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Monday December 11, 2023
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Tuesday December 12, 2023
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Wednesday December 13, 2023
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Thursday December 14, 2023
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Friday December 15, 2023
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Saturday December 16, 2023
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Sunday December 17, 2023
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Monday December 18, 2023
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Tuesday December 19, 2023
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Wednesday December 20, 2023
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Thursday December 21, 2023
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Friday December 22, 2023
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Saturday December 23, 2023
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Sunday December 24, 2023
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Monday December 25, 2023
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Tuesday December 26, 2023
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Wednesday December 27, 2023
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Thursday December 28, 2023
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Friday December 29, 2023
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Saturday December 30, 2023
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Sunday December 31, 2023
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Monday January 1, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Tuesday January 2, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Wednesday January 3, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Thursday January 4, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Friday January 5, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Saturday January 6, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Sunday January 7, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Monday January 8, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Tuesday January 9, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Wednesday January 10, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Thursday January 11, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Friday January 12, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Saturday January 13, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Sunday January 14, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Monday January 15, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Tuesday January 16, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Wednesday January 17, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Thursday January 18, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Friday January 19, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Saturday January 20, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Sunday January 21, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Monday January 22, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Tuesday January 23, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Wednesday January 24, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Thursday January 25, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Friday January 26, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Saturday January 27, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Sunday January 28, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Monday January 29, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Tuesday January 30, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Wednesday January 31, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Thursday February 1, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Friday February 2, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Saturday February 3, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Sunday February 4, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Monday February 5, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Tuesday February 6, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Wednesday February 7, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Thursday February 8, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Friday February 9, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Saturday February 10, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Sunday February 11, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Monday February 12, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Tuesday February 13, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Wednesday February 14, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Thursday February 15, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Friday February 16, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Saturday February 17, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Sunday February 18, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Monday February 19, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Tuesday February 20, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Wednesday February 21, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Thursday February 22, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Friday February 23, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Saturday February 24, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Sunday February 25, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Monday February 26, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Tuesday February 27, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Wednesday February 28, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Thursday February 29, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Friday March 1, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Saturday March 2, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Sunday March 3, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Monday March 4, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Tuesday March 5, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Wednesday March 6, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Thursday March 7, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Friday March 8, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Saturday March 9, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Sunday March 10, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Monday March 11, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Tuesday March 12, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Wednesday March 13, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Thursday March 14, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Friday March 15, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Saturday March 16, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Sunday March 17, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Monday March 18, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Tuesday March 19, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Wednesday March 20, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Thursday March 21, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Friday March 22, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Saturday March 23, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Sunday March 24, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Monday March 25, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Tuesday March 26, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Wednesday March 27, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Thursday March 28, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Friday March 29, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Saturday March 30, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Sunday March 31, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Monday April 1, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Tuesday April 2, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Wednesday April 3, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Thursday April 4, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Friday April 5, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Saturday April 6, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Sunday April 7, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Monday April 8, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Tuesday April 9, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Wednesday April 10, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Thursday April 11, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Friday April 12, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Saturday April 13, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Where

Contemporary Calgary
701 11 Street SW, Calgary

About

Artists:
Anna Berry, Erik Benjamins & Finnegan Shannon, Atanas Bozdarov, Hannah Bullock, Bob Flanagan & Sheree Rose, Andrew Gannon, Darrin Martin, Dylan Mortimer, Liz Nurenberg, Dominic Quagliozzi, Aislinn Thomas, Alice Wong & Georgia Webber.

How do contemporary disabled artists breathe? How is breathing an athletic act, a dyad of push-pull, a feat of endurance, a political horizon? This exhibition is inspired by the scholarship of Jean-Thomas Tremblay, and his new book Breathing Aesthetics (2022). In Tremblay’s book, he uses the work of contemporary artists such as Bob Flanagan to support his scholarship around the complexities of breathing. I take Tremblay’s work as a jumping-off point to incorporate other contemporary disabled artists who illustrate Tremblay’s “breathing aesthetics” in new form and function. Breathing as it relates to disabled bodies might stereotypically be associated with “spasmic bodies” – sharp inhales, gasps, gurgling, coughs, and laboured muscle contraction, and breathing aided by technological apparatuses. Breathing is also greatly stigmatized through black bodies and police violence, and the literal physical struggle beset by our pandemic era. In the context of this exhibition, I’m interested in exploring how contemporary disabled artists make breathing more dynamic and less so dangerous; how does breathing offer other physical, metaphorical and epistemological opportunities to recast the disabled body with a range of “benign respiratory variations”? The exhibition aims to imagine breathing, and breathlessness, as a productive cause for giddiness, a sensation for whirling, and a tendency for staggering.

Image credit: Darrin Martin. Take Breath is Breath (still), 2023. Video diptych.

HOURS

Monday: CLOSED
Tuesday: CLOSED
Wednesday: 12pm – 7pm
Thursday: 12pm – 7pm
Friday: 12pm – 7pm
Saturday: 12pm – 7pm
Sunday: 12pm – 5pm

View Map

Presented By

This is the popup heading!

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo.

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo.

Learn more