The One Who Keeps On Giving continues at the Power Plant to May 14. Maria Hupfield speaks with Carolin Kochling, Power Plant curator of exhibitions, on Feb. 21 at 7 p.m., Studio Theatre, Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay W.
The One Who Keeps On Giving continues at the Power Plant to May 14. Maria Hupfield speaks with Carolin Kochling, Power Plant curator of exhibitions, on Feb. 21 at 7 p.m., Studio Theatre, Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay W.
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Using subterranean templates as molds, the root systems of plants are channeled, forming a textile-like material. During the growth process the roots conform to the patterns and the root material weaves or braids itself. For my research, I collaborate with biologists and ecologists of the Radboud University in Nijmegen McMaster Museum of Art presents:
Unapologetic: Acts of Survivance January 12 – March 25, 2017 Curator: Rhéanne Chartrand Carl Beam Bob Boyer Robert Houle Gerald McMaster Shelley Niro Ron Noganosh Jane Ash Poitras Edward Poitras Pierre Sioui Jeff Thomas Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun This exhibition presents selected works of critical notoriety from the 1980s by eleven foundational contemporary Indigenous artists. As provocateurs, these artists declared that the lack of Indigenous representation in major arts institutions across Canada was symptomatic of a broader historical and on-going indifference to Indigenous peoples. These artists—and many others of their generation—(en)acted survivance by directly renouncing colonial dominance, tragedy, and the victimization of Indigenous peoples by asserting Indigenous presence through their art. As visual storytellers, their work stands as both evidence of and a means of cultural survival + resistance = survivance. Reception: Thursday, January 12, 6 – 8 pm Curator's Tour: Tuesday, January 31 at 12:30 pm Curator's Talk: Thursday, February 2 at 7 pm Panel Discussion: Thursday, February 9, 7 – 9 pm https://museum.mcmaster.ca/ Facilitated by Artists Cheryl L'Hirondelle and Joseph Naytowhow, Light Tipi: yahkâskwan mîkiwahp will launch LandMarks2017/Repères2017 with a community-based art activation that will bring light into the darkest day of the year. Followed by warm treats from the Fort York Historic Kitchen.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZmcbEA1Q9Y According to Greek literature, Aeolus was the god of wind. In 2011, the artist, Luke Jerram, captured the god of the wind into an experience for the public to listen to the sounds of mother nature speaking to us in a musical composition. The sculpture is made of silver pipes and string which allows the wind to vibrate like a harp. The sound effect is subliminal and other worldly and so the installation provides almost a spiritual connection to the landscape.
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Stay tuned for my review on this exhibition and artist talk taking place on Dec 7th at the AGO.
To celebrate the opening of Francis Alÿs: A Story of Negotiation join exhibition curator Cuauhtémoc Medina as he discusses the ground-breaking performative works of Francis Alÿs. A Story of Negotiation depicts almost a decade of work in which the artist explores the tension between politics and poetics, individual action and ineffectiveness.
Medina’s presentation will be followed by a Q&A with Francis Alÿs. 5:30-6:30pm Curator’s Talk and Artist Q&A in Baillie Court 6-9 pm Reception in Walker Court with cash bar 6-9 pm exhibition open on the fifth floor of the AGO’s Contemporary Tower ** Tickets for Curator's Talk and Artist Q&A are free. Please reserve in advance. ** Organized in conjunction with the Museo Tamayo in Mexico City and making its only Canadian stop in Toronto, A Story of Negotiation is curated by Mexican curator and historian Cuauhtémoc Medina, and coordinated at the AGO by Kitty Scott, Carol and Morton Rapp Curator, Modern & Contemporary Art. It will be installed on the fifth floor of the AGO’s Contemporary Tower, and is free with general admission. "The ubiquity of GPS (global positioning satellite) and other tracking technologies suggests that "being lost" may itself be an experience that is being lost. However, simply knowing one's geographical location as expressed in longitude and latitude coordinates has little bearing on one's personal sense of place or direction. "Drift" poses the age-old question "Where am I and where am I going?" in a contemporary moment in which spatial positioning and tracking technologies provide evermore precise, yet limited, answers to this question"
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