BAP Art Projects supports contemporary art which challenges us to look and see differently. We exist to build bridges between the fields of art and Parkinson’s disease research.
96 Pictures of Sophie 1, 2 and 3 (2019) by Sara Cwynar
Founded by Jonathan Brotchie, we activate our growing collection of postwar and contemporary art in support of programming and projects that explore the intersections of art and Parkinson’s, in particular how the brains of people with the disease create, perceive, and appreciate art.
We collaborate with artists and scientists on a range of commissions and initiatives related to our mandate, while also providing direct support for innovative research into novel therapies for Parkinson’s. Works from the BAP collection are made available to the public through loans to museums and galleries.
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Recently artist @matchivers visited the foundry team @pangolineditions to check in on progress of the sculpture he has been commissioned to create for BAP. As Mat explains, "Genius Loci, which will stand 2.6 metres high when completed, has been 3D printed in over one hundred separate components that will be joined together and cast in bronze over the coming months.” Genius Loci will be installed at the Brotchie farm in the Eastern Townships of Quebec, sited in relation to an experimental vineyard.
24/09/2024
While I was in New York a couple weeks back, I made a point of revisiting the @whitneymuseum to see the Biennial one last time before it closed. It really was quite an impressive show—with so many layers and ideas going around, it was so much more than just an up-close survey of what’s going on in North American art. I think the curators really struck the right balance between painting, photography, video, and sculpture. I was especially happy to see the works of Harmony Hammond, whose work I’ve been following for a few years now through Alexander Gray Associates. And Carmen Winant’s massive “The Last Safe Abortion” really blew me away—that one’s a bit of a gut punch. It was also cool to see the works of a few Canadian artists included, like the sculpture “Cross Section (Right Leg Muscle II)” by Jes Fan, and the big hanging sheets of exposed photographic film by Lotus L. Kang. I also enjoyed getting another chance to see Mary Lovelace O’Neal’s “Blue Whale a.k.a. #12” from the Whales Fucking series. -JB @alexandergrayassociates @carmen.winant @jes.j.fan @lotuslkang
15/08/2024