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Scotiabank Photography Award

Exhibition: 15 May 2024 – 3 Aug 2024

Scotiabank Photography Award
Ken Lum, Thanh Thuy Vu, Jänner; Gabi Petrikovic, Februar; Hamila De Souza, März; Manfred Klumpp, April, four works from the series Schnitzel Company, 2004–2023 (powder coated aluminum with vinyl). Courtesy of the artist; Magenta Plains, New York; and Royale Projects, Los Angeles.

This exhibition, comprising signature series along with new works, celebrates the career of Canadian artist Ken Lum, winner of the 2023 Scotiabank Photography Award. Lum is internationally known for his conceptualist and often humorous approach, which draws on methods from cultural and social studies, semiology, psychoanalysis, and political philosophy. The artist’s impactful practice utilizes photography to investigate the relationship between language and representation in the public space. By doing so, Lum critically challenges the social hierarchies and dominant narratives related to identity, class, and gender that are always at play in capitalist and postcolonial societies.