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PULL OUT / SE RETIRER
Art NOW talk featuring Paul Maheke
January 24 | Noon | University Recital Hall
Free admission, everyone welcome

PULL OUT / SE RETIRER is an artist talk that delves into Paul Maheke’s ongoing research on questions of visibility and erasure. Reflecting on key projects from the past 14 years, the talk explores the artist’s experiments with the tenuous boundary between the visible and the invisible. 

Paul Maheke's exhibition, In spite of my own desire to see you disappear, is on view at the Southern Alberta Art Gallery from January 25 - April 12, 2025. Thank you to SAAG for their collaboration on this talk. 

Paul Maheke lives and works in Montpellier. He works across video, installation, sculpture, interventions, dance, and public conversations. His solo presentations include Mercer Union, Toronto (2024); Mostyn, Llandudno, Wales (2024); Kunsthalle Bratislava (2023); High Line Art, New York (2022); The Renaissance Society, Chicago (2021); Collection Pinault, Paris (2021); Vleeshal Centre for Contemporary Art, Middelburg (2019); Chisenhale Gallery, London (2018); and South London Art Gallery, London (2016).

Maheke has participated in group exhibitions and festivals at institutions including Tate Modern, England (2024); Rudolfinum, Prague (2023); ICA Miami, Florida (2019); Centre Pompidou, Paris (2018); and Serpentine Galleries, London (2016). His work has been featured in major international exhibitions, such as the Biennale du Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo (2022); Glasgow International, Scotland (2021); 58th Venice Biennale, Italy (2019); Performa, New York (2019); Baltic Triennial 13, Estonia (2018); and Manifesta 12, Palermo (2018).

Image: Paul Maheke, Vanille Bleue (2021) at Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa © ADAGP, Paris, 2021. Exhibition views by Anthea Pokroy, Courtesy of Goodman Gallery.

We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts.