The photography faculty at OCAD is hosting a silent auction in support of the Photography Department, where guests bid on disposable cameras used by prominent artists, curators, writers, musicians, directors and designers. While it may not be the most original silent auction idea, I still think it’s a very good one. It’s mysterious and filled [...]
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.
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 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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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 [...]
I’m a big fan of art in public spaces. I like the site-specificity of it, the ingenuity of the design of it, and the fact that people can not only make the spaces destinations, but many people can view the work incidentally as well. Since I’m talking about CONTACT 2008 so much, I thought I’d [...]
Toronto’s annual photography festival, CONTACT, has begun and I thought I’d take a minute to recommend some shows that I’ll be checking out between now and the end of the month. This year’s incarnation is built upon the subtitle, “Between Memory & History”, which I must admit is sort of an obvious theme. I mean, [...]
Life in the industrialized world is dangerous. We’ve built machines bigger than ourselves that have the capacity to hurt and kill us. Of course, accidents happen and tragically on January 28, an 86-year-old woman was killed after being hit by a bus in Mississauga. Although the tragedy of collision and accident should never be dishounoured [...]
