EDWARD BURTYNSKY @ mccord

« PÉTROLE » Une exposition organisée par la Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Composée de 56 photographies couleur, grand format, du renommé photographe canadien Edward Burtynsky, cette exposition explore le thème du pétrole, ressource première fortement décriée qui a façonné le monde contemporain.

Après Washington, D.C., Toronto, Edmonton et St-John’s, l’exposition Edward Burtynsky : Pétrole s’arrête à Montréal, au Musée McCord. « Nous sommes heureux de pouvoir présenter l’œuvre d’un grand photographe canadien reconnu internationalement. Son œuvre non seulement nous séduit par sa beauté, mais aussi nous force à nous interroger sur un sujet d’actualité qui soulève de nombreux enjeux sociaux et environnementaux » a souligné Suzanne Sauvage, présidente et chef de la direction du Musée McCord.

An exhibition by renowned Canadian photographer Edward Burtynsky. This impressive collection of 56 large colour photographs explores the subject of oil, the much maligned natural resource that has defined the world as we know it. The vast landscapes shown in the photographs provide us with rarely seen glimpses of oil production and distribution, oil fields, oil sands, and oil refineries. Burtynsky's lens has also captured the impact that petroleum development has on our lives and its hold on people, cities, land, and the environment. These stunning images carry both a social and ecological message that is at once disturbing and thought-provoking.

Edward Burtynsky is known as one of Canada's most respected photographers. His remarkable photographic depictions of global industrial landscapes are included in the collections of over fifty major museums around the world, including the National Gallery of Canada, the Bibliotèque Nationale in Paris, the Museum of Modern Art and the Guggenheim Museum in New York, the Reina Sofia Museum, Madrid, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in California.

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