Standing Ground III, Mighty and Real

Stephen Andrews, Ross Bleckner, Zavisha Chromicz, Keith Cole, Francisco De la Barra, Michel Dumont, Evergon, FASTWÜRMS, Estate of Robert Flack, Zachari Logan, Estate of Will Munro, Mélanie Rocan, Ho Tam, Natalie Wood

group exhibition
June 28 - August 17, 2024

Balls to the Walls (detail)
Balls to the Walls
installation view
installation view
Secret Garden Series, No. 3
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installation view
You Make Me Feel Mighty Real!
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Pride 2024 Glory Holes
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installation view
Untitled (Pierre)
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Path Under Trees, Remick’s Rapids
Solarized Maple Forest with Dapple Sunlight, Remick's Rapids
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Secret Garden (Jasmine)
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installation view
Oka 03
Oka 10
Oka 07
Oka 06
Oka 08
Oka 04
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Oui Matis
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Treasure Trail 4
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Banff Leather Pride Bear
Banff Leather Pride Bear
Banff Leather Pride Bear
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Pride 2024 Glory Holes
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Will Munro
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Untitled
installation view
Tree of Life Ditch, For Will Munro
Tree of Life Ditch, For Will Munro (detail)
Tree of Life Ditch, For Will Munro (detail)
Over the Rainbow / Au-delà de l’Arc-en-Ciel
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Untitled
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Balls to the Walls (detail)

Zavisha Chromicz
Balls to the Walls (detail) , 2021
angora, wool, cashmere, alpaca, silk, sequins, beads, rubberized seed pods, embroidery, melted plastic spoons, silicone, tubes, mesh, silk cocoons, rubberized cotton, washing machine hose
13 x 10 x 10 inches

Stephen Andrews

Ross Bleckner

Zavisha Chromicz

Keith Cole

Francisco De la Barra

Michel Dumont

Evergon

FASTWÜRMS

Robert Flack

Zachari Logan

Will Munro

Mélanie Rocan

Ho Tam

Natalie Wood


Paul Petro Contemporary Art is pleased to present the group exhibition Standing Ground III, Mighty and Real.

Will Munro's legacy features prominently in our Pride group exhibition Standing Ground III, Mighty and Real, with works in Munro's memory by FASTWÜRMS and Zachari Logan, as well as a photograph by the artist. Works by Will Munro and Robert Flack were exhibited together in the original Standing Ground (2014), and with a larger field of artists including Stephen Andrews and Wendy Coburn in Standing Ground II, Chance and Variation (2016).

In Standing Ground III, Mighty and Real the field is expanded further. Munro's mantra "know your history" extends to queer art world elders such as Ross Bleckner and Evergon, and to self-empowered black queer music icon Sylvester and his disco hit "You Make Me Feel Mighty Real", a title which echoes in a photographic homage to Sylvester from 1989 by Robert Flack.