12 June 2010
Stephen I, After Ingres
Ryan McCourt
The Right Honourable Stephen Harper, by the Grace of God and the Constitution of the Dominion, Prime Minister of Canada, Protector of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and Calgary Southwest, Mediator of the Notwithstanding Clause.
2010
ink-jet print on glossy photo paper
8 ½” x 11”
Posted by MC in When Not Sculpting.
Harper as Bonaparte is an artistic tradition of sorts, it appears.
A Google search brings up the following images:
Exhibit A
June 13th, 2010 at 6:59 amExhibit B
Exhibit C
“Particular to the Edmontonian antimodernists is the attitude that debate with modernists is impossible, and therefore their work should not be seen and their opinions should not be heard.”
-Franklin Einspruch, Boston.
June 17th, 2010 at 8:14 am[...] As you know, I had dropped off my own wry submission, unbidden, to the “National Portrait Gallery” show at Latitude 53 under cover of a rainy Saturday morning, where it was soon discovered, and later included in the show. When I learned the news, I went to the opening to see for myself. Both the framed picture and the forged letter hung on the wall, and although the letter was signed “Harper” and the picture was signed “Mutt”, the gallery hung only the word “Anonymous” along side. Since my gambit had succeeded, I though it was fair time to reveal the name of the piece, and the artist, so I sent that information to the official National Portrait Gallery email address, and posted the same on the blog here. [...]
July 29th, 2010 at 1:11 pm