BorderCrossings Study Centre

September 30 – December 4, 2009 | Commissioned by Cliff Eyland

Co-Produced by Border Crossings magazine & Gallery One One One

Border Crossings magazine and the University of Manitoba's Gallery One One One have developed a unique, portable archive of the magazine's 27-year publishing history. This archive -- known as the BorderCrossings Study Centre (BCSC) -- consists of a collection of each issue of the magazine to date housed in a portable hybrid storage/reading unit. Winnipeg architects Neil Minuk (DIN Projects), Eduardo Aquino and Karen Shanski (spmb_projects) worked together with Meeka Walsh to design and fabricate the unit.

The BCSC unit was in Gallery One One One for fully half the gallery's entire programming year, during which the Gallery devoted itself to the presentation of work by Winnipeg artists who have appeared in the magazine. Over 200 Winnipeg artists and numerous Winnipeg writers have been featured in Border Crossings over the years. National and indeed international in its range, galleries across Canada can plan similar exhibitions drawn from their own collections using Border Crossings as a print catalyst.

Part One of the BorderCrossings Study Centre (September 30 – November 6) included works by Eleanor Bond, Marcel Dzama, Aganetha Dyck, William Eakin, Wanda Koop, and David McMillan, all of whom have been featured on the cover of the magazine. Part Two (November 16 – December 4) included works, mostly from Gallery One One One's permanent collection, by KC Adams, Sheila Butler, Caroline Dukes, Ivan Eyre, Suzanne Gauthier, Noam Gonick, Krisjanis Kaktins-Gorsline, Guy Maddin, Don Reichert, Diana Thorneycroft, Esther Warkov and Richard Williams. During the tour of this exhibition, organized by Border Crossings, local works will be shown with the BorderCrossings Study Centre unit.

Editor: Meeka Walsh | Designers: Neil Minuk (DIN Projects), Eduardo Aquino and Karen Shanski (spmb_projects) | Writers: Meeka Walsh, Robert Enright, Cliff Eyland.

Special thanks: Elaine Stocki (magazine facsimiles and category tabs), Border Crossings staff Petra Reynolds and Allison DaSilva, Dana Medoro, David Cuthbert, Aston Coles, The Canada Council for the Arts, The Manitoba Arts Council, SOFA Faculty and Staff.

  • The gallery with a wooden table, stools, and magazine rack in the centre. A large blue and green painting is partly visible on the left side. A set of framed black and white images and a display table with brown items are both partly visible behind the magazine rack.
  • Installation view of the BorderCrossings Study Centre exhibition featuring two display tables with artist books, sculptures, and mixed-media works illuminated by suspended task lights.
  • A painting and a magazine on a wall. The painting depicts cloudy seaside cliffs, with a thick bright orange column asymmetrically bisecting the scene and framing the top on the larger left side. To its lower left, a shelf holds a magazine with a cover photo of a woman in a red vest with a kabuki-styled blue face behind her.
  • Works by Aganetha Dyck displayed alongside a Border Crossings magazine issue featuring related artwork on its cover.
  • Promotional poster for the BorderCrossings Study Centre exhibition at Gallery One One One, featuring exhibition dates, opening reception details, and information about a talk by Cliff Eyland and Meeka Walsh.
  • Gallery entrance to the BorderCrossings Study Centre exhibition with introductory wall text and a table displaying exhibition handouts and publications.
  • Part 1 Opening Reception, 5:00–8:00 PM
  • Q&A with Cliff Eyland and Meeka Walsh, 7:00 PM
  • Part 2 Opening Reception, 5:00–8:00 PM

Publications and Press:

Web Post: Border Crossings Study Centre: A Border Crossings Project, Border Crossings, 2013 (PDF)

Invite (PDF)

Exhibition Archive (Downloadable PDF)