Response By

Richard Ivey

Kai Chan In the Bathtub, 2001

mixed media Purchased with the support of the Canada Council for the Arts Acquisitions Assistance Program and funds from the Volunteer Committee, 2003

Response

Meaningless bits and pieces, naked wood, recycled found materials,
discarded organics and inorganics, treasured trash.

 

Gathered, sorted, associated, reasoned, planned, curated.

 

Crafted, linked, constructed, sculpted, engineered, proportioned, scaled,
installed.

 

Architectural, ephemeral, complex, shadowy, delicate, economic,
mysterious, floating.

 

A fleshless skeleton in a bathtub!

 

Bravo.

Photo of Richard Ivey in blazer and collared shirt

Richard W. Ivey is Chairman of Ivest Properties Ltd., a real estate development and management company. Richard currently serves on the Boards of MaRS Discovery District, EXCITE International, and the Ivey Foundation, alongside the Advisory Boards of Social Capital Partners and the Ivey Business School. An art collector and cultural philanthropist, Richard was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada in 2005.