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Canadian Art

Kelly Richardson: Hyperreal Life

AN ONLINE SUPPLEMENT FOR THE FALL 2009 PRINT EDITION OF CANADIAN ART
Kelly Richardson <i>Twilight Avenger</i> 2008 Video still Courtesy Kelly Richardson/Birch Libralato Kelly Richardson Twilight Avenger 2008 Video still Courtesy Kelly Richardson/Birch Libralato

Kelly Richardson <i>Twilight Avenger</i> 2008 Video still Courtesy Kelly Richardson/Birch Libralato

U.K.-based artist Kelly Richardson’s surreal video landscapes inspire Toronto writer David Jager to consider the nature of reality and disbelief in our image-saturated society in the fall 2009 print edition of Canadian Art. Here, a portfolio of 13 images augments Jager’s article, “The Radiant Real,” with views of the artist’s production over the past five years.

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This article was first published online on September 10, 2009.

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