George Bures Miller

George Bures Miller (born 1960) is a Canadian artist known for his collaborative works with his wife Janet Cardiff. Miller and Cardiff represented Canada at the 2001 Venice Biennale. They are based in British Columbia, Canada.

Works with Janet Cardiff
Bures Miller and Cardiff represented Canada at the 49th Venice Biennale with their work "Paradise Institute" (2001), which featured a 16-seat movie theatre where viewers watched a film. The audience became entangled as witnesses to a possible crime played out both in the real-world audience and on the screen. For their innovative approach, the artists were awarded the La Biennale di Venezia Special Award, marking the first time it was presented to Canadian artists, as well as the Benesse Prize, recognizing their experimental and pioneering spirit.

Cardiff and Bures Miller have also showcased their works in various exhibitions, including at Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco (2018), Modern Art Oxford (2008), the Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland (2008) Vancouver Art Gallery (2005), Luhring Augustine, New York (2004), Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati (2003), Art Gallery of Ontario (2002), National Gallery of Canada (2002) and Oakville Galleries, Oakville, Ontario (2000).

Publications

 * Cardiff, Janet and George Bures Miller. The Killing Machine and Other stories 1995 - 2007. Texts by Ralph Beil and Bartomeo Mari and other authors. MACBA Barcelona and Mathildenhohe Darmstadt, 2007. ISBN 978-3-7757-2002-1
 * Cardiff, Janet and George Bures Miller. Janet Cardiff & George Bures Miller: Louisiana Contemporary. Michael Juul Holm and Mette Marcus (eds). Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Denmark, 2006. ISBN 87-91607-32-9
 * Cardiff, Janet and George Bures Miller. The Secret Hotel. Janet Cardiff + George Bures Miller. Kunsthaus Bregenz and Eckgard Schneider (eds). Buchhandlung Walther Koenig, 2005. ISBN 3-86560-014-X
 * Cardiff, Janet and George Bures Miller. Janet Cardiff & George Bures Miller – Venice Biennial – The Paradise Institute. Texts by Wayne Baerwald. Buchhandlung Walther Koenig, 2001. ISBN 0-921381-23-9
 * Miller, George Bures. George Bures Miller – Simple Experiments in Aerodynamics: 6 & 7. Texts by Wayne Baerwaldt & Dana Samuel. Toronto: Mercer Union, A Centre for Contemporary Art, 2001. ISBN 0-921527-41-1

General references

 * Smith, Roberta. "Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller." The New York Times (March 2004): E33.