Not long ago, I raved about Nicholas Knight’s photography-based installation at Gallery 44. Here the artist answers some questions about process and content, and how the space at Gallery 44 led to an iteration of his work that may never have been executed otherwise.
In a refreshing departure from the U.S-heavy Western canon, Shifting Polarities highlights the contributions of Canadian electronic media artists such as Murray Favro, Vera Frenkel, Norman White and Jana Sterbak, among many others. The history Langill constructs is one she describes as uniquely Canadian, though in her conclusion she laments that it took until now [...]
Interesting inquiry from Russell Smith in Thursday’s Globe about the language we use to describe smells.
I haven’t taken a Polaroid picture in some time, but when I heard of its sure demise last winter, I was pretty bummed. My lament has been lifted, thanks to Florian Kaps, founder of polanoid.net and unsaleable.com (which for some time has forwarded to polapremium.com, the shop for all things Polaroid.) Kaps, in association with [...]
I was excited about the prospect of free-for-under-25 for the National museums in France until I remembered I wasn’t 25 anymore. Truly, however, this is great news, and it’s a policy I hope other institutions feel moved to implement, particularly in Toronto (and at least for students). From the Associated Press: NIMES, France (AP) — [...]
Diamanda Galas, the ever haunting, ever outspoken, voice of the avant-garde. I came across this cover of Billie Holiday’s “Gloomy Sunday” and had to share it. Perhaps a tamer version of the Galas I’m used to, it still reverberates a certain something that feels a little like fear. My favourite comment on the YouTube page [...]
I think my new favourite artist is Nicholas Knight, whose work is on exhibition at Gallery 44 until February 14th. Despite his work being relegated to the smaller gallery in the space (as well as the vitrines,) it packs a pretty wicked punch. Knight, in his seemingly site-specific installations, takes the mechanics of photographic display [...]
It’s opening night at the 401 Richmond building, so if you’re looking for something that’s warm, cozy and arty, come by the building for openings at A Space, Gallery 44, Red Head Gallery and YYZ Artists’ Outlet. You can see the Akimbo posting here and below, which include details about all of the exhibitions. A [...]
By Marissa
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Posted 9 01 2009
in recommendation
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Tagged a space, art, gallery 44, installation, mixed media, openings, photography, recommendation, red head, sculpture, spaces, video, yyz
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This is a presentation report that I did for my Art of Europe: 1960s to 1990s class last semester. It’s one of the few papers I wrote in the last few months that is appropriate to share here — a lot of my assignments were more exercise than essay. The Grand Subversion: Gruppo 63 and [...]
It’s been a quiet holiday on the blog front. Typically when I cap off a semester at school, I find the time to think about art outside of the limitations of my education. This year, however, I spend much of my free time using my hands — something I’ve purposely axed within my academic career [...]
