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Leveling Hierarchy and the Process of Neutrality

This essay was written for YYZ’s exhibition of Dax Morrison’s The Willing and Able, on until Saturday, August 8, 2009. It’s a rare thing for galleries to find themselves as the subject of an artist’s exhibition. Yes, there have been plenty of artists who have staged interventions within a gallery space (Vito Acconci); some who [...]

By Marissa | Posted 14 07 2009 in featured, review | Tagged , , , , | Comments (0)

Nicholas Knight

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 [...]

By Marissa | Posted 10 01 2009 in recommendation | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments (1)

CONTACT 2008: Public Installations

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 [...]

By Marissa | Posted 6 05 2008 in review | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments (0)