The Art Gallery of Alberta respectfully acknowledges that we are located in Treaty 6 Territory and Region 4 of the Metis Nation of Alberta. We respect this as the traditional and contemporary land of diverse Indigenous Peoples including the Plains Cree, Woodland Cree, Beaver Cree, Nitsitapi/Blackfoot, Métis, Nakota Sioux, Anishinaabe/Saulteaux/Ojibwe and Dene Peoples. We also acknowledge the many Indigenous, Inuit and Métis people who make Alberta their home today.
Brendan McGillicuddy
Anthropocene, 2012
Image: courtesy if the artist
Brendan McGillicuddy’s new installation, Anthropocene, takes a painting, created by German Romantic painter Caspar David Friedrich in 1823-1824 as its point of departure. The painting, entitled Das Eismeer (The
