Jeanine Hofland | Contemporary Art





			Michael Jones
			Tolerance Time
			3 November until 18 December 2010

			Review Jaring Dürst Britt, '2 x Amsterdam: Tolerantie en Ketchuphartjes', Metropolis M online 15 December 2010. Read this review here



			Review Alexander Mayhew, 'Politieke kunst in Oud-West', Uitkrant November 2010, p.31. Jaring Dürst Britt. Download this review here(.pdf)

			Press Release Jeanine Hofland Contemporary Art proudly presents Tolerance Time by the Canadian artist Michael Jones as its inaugural exhibition. Tolerance is an ideology, a space constructed within an enclosure that provides rule of law and peace where we act as though everything is harmonious. On the other hand tolerance is a form of restraint where negative forces are held at bay for the sake of progress. Jones’ project revolves around the complex notion of tolerance post-9/11 in relation to the Vancouver Multicultural Society’s state sponsored activities of the 1980’s and 90’s. In the 16mm film Broken Window (2009) the artist is cast as Police officer, who is seen responding to a disturbance call within a crime drama-like mis-en-scène. As he inspects the premises, the objects, artworks and publicity material associated with officially sanctioned notions of Canadian multiculturalism become the focus of his investigation. Presented alongside a series of posters and sculptures drawn from and responding to the Multicultural Society’s archives, the film explores the complex relationship between image, otherness, authority and security. Michael (James) Jones was born in Canada in 1980. From 1999-2003 he attended the Alberta College of Art and Design in Calcary (CA), obtaining a B.F.A in Media Arts and Digital Technologies. He later received a M.F.A in Fine Art Media from the Slade School of Fine Art in London(UK). His work has been included in group exhibitions in London, Los Angelas and Vancouver and the project Tolerance Time was previously shown at The Or Gallery project space in Vancouver. He currently lives and works in Vancouver. Download this press release here(.pdf) Download conversation between Michael Jones and curator Paul Kajander here(.pdf)