Edward Burtynsky: A Long, and Lengthening, Legacy
Edward Burtynsky Shipbreaking #39 2001 Courtesy of the artist
There’s more than theatre in Stratford this summer. For those waiting on Macbeth or Three Sisters, there’s a select survey of works by Canadian photographer Edward Burtynsky only a short walk away from the Stratford Shakespeare Festival’s site. Based on a selection of works recently donated by the artist to the gallery—which first presented his work two decades ago—the show offers a wide-ranging look at Burtynsky’s career, beginning in the mid-1980s with his photos of rail cuts and quarries and continuing through large-scale works of Afghanistan oil fields, Alberta refineries, Los Angeles highways and Chinese construction sites. Burtynsky, a TED Prize winner, has been recognized widely for his global industrial-landscape images that walk a fine line between picturesque beauty and environmental mishap. This summer, Burtynsky (along with Andreas Gursky) also made the shortlist for the Prix Pictet, the world’s first prize dedicated to photography and sustainability. The winner of the 100,000-franc prize will be announced October 22 in Paris. (54 Romeo St, Stratford ON)
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Edward Burtynsky Three Gorges Dam #5 2005 Courtesy of the artist |
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