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Kent Monkman in Toronto

Kent Monkman, Trappers of Men, 2006, photo Isaac Applebaum, courtesy Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal Kent Monkman, Trappers of Men, 2006, photo Isaac Applebaum, courtesy Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal

Kent Monkman, Trappers of Men, 2006, photo Isaac Applebaum, courtesy Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal

The Romantic tradition of westward expansion and colonial nation-building is radically revised by the artist Ken Monkman in his fantastic vision of idyllic free-for-all pioneer orgies, flamboyant performance personas and other high-spirited interventions into historical mythology. His show “The Triumph of Mischief” continues to December 30 at the Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art. (952 Queen St. W., Toronto, ON.)

www.mocca.toronto.on.ca

This article was first published online on December 11, 2007.

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