Note from IAIN BAXTER& to Barry Simpson Accompanying Gift of 'A Double Page Spread with Real Finger'

Note from IAIN BAXTER& to Barry Simpson Accompanying Gift of 'A Double Page Spread with Real Finger'

"The circumstances of my coming into possession of this work are as follows. I was Manager of Exhibitions at the Art Gallery of Ontario at the time of the Baxter [squared] exhibition and worked with Iain on the installation of the show along with Marie Fleming, the show's curator and Ches Taylor, Manager of the Preparation Department. Once a week during the course of the exhibition at around 2:00 pm I would wait in the exhibition gallery for a phone call from Iain who was in Calgary at the time. We would generally chat for a few minutes and then he would send his transmission. I would then take the transmission and post it on a bulletin board that had a hinged plexiglass cover. The xerox original used for transmission purposes would be received later via mail from Iain. I would then post the xerox with the transmission.

When the show was over Iain said he wanted to give me something as a token of thanks. I said I really liked working on the transmission project so he gave me one of the transmissions. I declared the gift to the AGO and was told it was OK to keep it for myself. Might have had something to do with the imagery." --Barry Simpson

IAIN BAXTER&

1982

Ink on paper, 21.6 x 27.9 cm

Barry Simpson

IAIN BAXTER&