Luis Jacob, Veronica
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The Veil of Veronica is said to possess miraculous healing properties: able to cure blindness, quench thirst and even raise the dead. In art history, the Veil of Veronica stands as a metaphor for artistic representation and art’s ability to transcend the mechanics of human creation.
To make Veronica, Luis Jacob has been working with this historically rich motif in the context of today’s digital age. In the mass dissemination of information we create something much larger than ourselves, which transcends individual input. Veronica smiles benevolently upon us, her mysterious gaze serving as mirror for our contemporary lives.
We did an interview with Luis about his thinking behind Veronica, which you can read here.
Veronica was presented as an edition of 9. Each edition is numbered and signed by the artist and comes with a signed certificate of authenticity. Click here for more information about Luis Jacob’s Veronica.
About Luis Jacob
Luis Jacob is an artist, curator and writer based in Toronto and exhibits internationally with works in prominent public and private collections around the world. Exhibitions of his work include “LTTR Explosion: Practice More Failure” (Art in General, New York City); “Towards a Theory” (Het Wilde Weten, Rotterdam); “Tomorrow’s News” (Gallery Hippolyte, Helsinki); “Better Worlds” (Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Kingston); “Art is Activism” (Fine Arts Building Gallery, University of Alberta, Edmonton); “Voices in Transit” (Cape Town Central Station, Cape Town South Africa); “House Guests: Contemporary Art at the Grange” (Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto). Anarchist Art Today, Station Art Gallery (Houston); Curb Appeal, Confederation Centre Art Gallery (Charlottetown); Open Your Mouth and Your Mind Will Follow, travelling to Articule, (Montreal), Artspace Gallery (Peterborough), AKA Gallery (Saskatoon), and The New Gallery (Calgary). In 2007 Jacob participated in documenta 12.
