The Power Plant

The Same Thing Looks Different

Jen Aitken

Upcoming Exhibition

Jun 23 – Sep 04 2023

Jen Aitken, Altered Cylinder A (Reaching), 2023. Epoxy resin and fibreglass cloth. Photo: Toni Hafkenscheid

Jen Aitken, Altered Cylinder A (Reaching), 2023. Epoxy resin and fibreglass cloth. Photo: Toni Hafkenscheid


MAJOR DONORS

Katy Graham Debost
Richard and Donna Ivey

SUPPORTING DONORS

Terry Burgoyne
Sherri and William Appell


CURATOR

Adelina Vlas, Head of Curatorial Affairs

ASSISTANT CURATOR

Jacqueline Kok, Nancy McCain & Bill Morneau Curatorial Fellow, 2021–23

Jen Aitken is a Toronto-based artist whose first major institutional presentation features both new commissions and a selection of existing concrete sculptures. Primarily working in sculpture, Aitken’s practice considers how we relate to space, form, and material as we move through our urban environment. Common building materials—concrete, wood, and fibreglass—are formed into unexpected and ambiguous configurations that engage with the viewer's body and interact with the gallery's architecture. Aitken will also debut her first video installation, animating the geometric lexicon of her sculptures into an immersive prelude to the exhibition.

About the Artist


Jen Aitken

Jen Aitken (b.1985) makes sculptures and drawings that combine perceptual ambiguity with structural clarity. Based in Toronto, she received her MFA in 2014 from the University of Guelph, and her BFA in 2010 from Emily Carr University, Vancouver. Aitken received a Toronto Friends of the Visual Arts Award in 2021, and the Hnatyshyn Foundation and TD Bank Emerging Visual Artist Award in 2017.