Contemporary Calgary

Ongoing Chitra Ganesh: Astral Dance engages with aesthetics and subject matter that elude national and conceptual boundaries that often perpetuate an “othering” of historically marginalized subjects and narratives. Drawing upon iconography from the South Asian subcontinent, science fiction, queer theory, vintage comics, Surrealism, Bollywood posters and more, Ganesh delivers fantastic, dreamlike worlds where the past, present and future are merged into new, speculative propositions. Human Capital. Curated by Tak Pham, this exhibition offers insight into the impact of Canada’s immigration policies and history: how it treats humans as capital, and the role it plays in shaping the complex and contested formation of a “Canadian identity.” Presented in partnership with MacKenzie Art Gallery.