I had an interesting French artist to see me this summer

I had an interesting French artist to see me this summer brings together new research on French-Austrian artist Wolfgang Paalen (1905-1959) and the great Canadian modernist Emily Carr (1871-1945), both of whom dedicated their most productive years to what Paalen called "the direct visualization of the forces which move our body and mind." Accompanying an exhibition at the Vancouver Art Gallery scheduled for July 1 to November 13, 2016, the catalogue tells the story of how the two artists met in Victoria, British Columbia, in 1939, and how the creative vision of each expanded in reaction to the landscape and the monumental art of the Northwest Coast First Nations. The catalogue presents an essay by scholar Colin Browne, ancillary archival materials and full-colour reproductions of early and late works by both artists as they moved toward their transcendent visions.