SUNDAY L.E.S. | G.B. Jones "Rise Up Thou Earth"

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

The gallery is pleased to present the first solo exhibition by artist and musician Joel Gibb. On view concurrently in the project space are recent drawings by artist, filmmaker, and musician G.B. Jones.

Exquisitely focused on surface, the recent graphite drawings of G.B. Jones represent animals alongside sepulchral monuments and crosses. Invoking the various cultural meanings that the two have accumulated throughout history, the artist subtly questions the tendency of society to use such symbols to assert its values upon others. In the tradition of artists such as Caspar David Freidrich, to whom she often pays homage, Jones draws the viewer back towards the meanings such symbols had centuries ago, which in her words: “perhaps lay dormant in an almost imperceptible, unacknowledged, collective unconscious.”

G.B. Jones (b. Bowmanville, ON, Canada) lives and works in Toronto. She has had solo exhibitions at Feature, New York; and Paul Petro Contemporary, Toronto, among others. Her drawings and films have been included in numerous international exhibitions and screenings throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe. Her work has been reviewed extensively in The New York Times, The Village Voice, ArtForum, and Flash Art, among others and has been featured in numerous publications and recordings, including most recently LTTR Issue 5. She has directed and appeared in several underground films including The Yo-Yo Gang and has contributed to Miranda July’s Joanie4Jackie. In addition, she was a founding member of the band Fifth Column, co-publisher of the fanzine J.D.s with Bruce LaBruce and Double Bill with a rotating roster of editors.

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		G.B. Jones Rise Up Thou Earth February 8 – March 4, 2006 Reception: Thursday, Feb. 8th, 6-9 PM


		FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The gallery is pleased to present the first solo exhibition by artist and musician Joel Gibb. On view concurrently in the project space are recent drawings by artist, filmmaker, and musician G.B. Jones. Exquisitely focused on surface, the recent graphite drawings of G.B. Jones represent animals alongside sepulchral monuments and crosses. Invoking the various cultural meanings that the two have accumulated throughout history, the artist subtly questions the tendency of society to use such symbols to assert its values upon others. In the tradition of artists such as Caspar David Freidrich, to whom she often pays homage, Jones draws the viewer back towards the meanings such symbols had centuries ago, which in her words: “perhaps lay dormant in an almost imperceptible, unacknowledged, collective unconscious.” G.B. Jones (b. Bowmanville, ON, Canada) lives and works in Toronto. She has had solo exhibitions at Feature, New York; and Paul Petro Contemporary, Toronto, among others. Her drawings and films have been included in numerous international exhibitions and screenings throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe. Her work has been reviewed extensively in The New York Times, The Village Voice, ArtForum, and Flash Art, among others and has been featured in numerous publications and recordings, including most recently LTTR Issue 5. She has directed and appeared in several underground films including The Yo-Yo Gang and has contributed to Miranda July’s Joanie4Jackie. In addition, she was a founding member of the band Fifth Column, co-publisher of the fanzine J.D.s with Bruce LaBruce and Double Bill with a rotating roster of editors.