Interview with Marianne Lovink about her show on now at Olga Korper Gallery. This is the last weekend to catch the show!
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Yesterday I was gallery-sitting for the Red Head Gallery in 401 Richmond. Gallery sitting is typically a pretty boring/relaxing five hours with not much to do but chill, play on the internet and talk with visitors. Yesterday was a bit slower (ok, it was St Patrick’s Day) so I took a few minutes to walk around the building and check out what else was happening…
Here were my top shows of the afternoon…
- Xiaojing Yan at Red Head Gallery - I was with this work all day and was still noticing subtle details as I was leaving. The star anise mountains installation on the walls was my favorite part of the show.
- Keith Langergraber at YYZ - Who doesn’t love utopian sculptures and science fiction? This show had it all… sculpture, video, drawings…
- Immony Men at Gallery 44 - A photo based installation/ performance where the office scene is gradually rendered into an image made up of post it notes. Who doesn’t like playing with office stuff?
- Laura St. Perre at Gallery 44 - These large scale photographs of urban spaces and architectural trash become almost sculptural.
Bruno Billio’s stacked suitcases at the Hazelton Hotel… perfect art-viewing for after drinks at One!
One of my inspiring undergrad professors, Carl Heywood, is having a show of new work! If you’re in Ottawa, check it out… (Queen’s BFA + lime pickle)
The stunning and meticulous work of Marianne Lovink at Olga Korper Gallery.
A collaborative project with BRUNO BILLIO and SAM MOGELONSKY for Room 209 during “Come Up to My Room 2012” at the Gladstone Hotel, Toronto.
BILLIO and MOGELONSKY love all things that shine and spin. By using this mutual interest as a starting point, they have created an installation where two independently shiny and spinning objects are reflected and repeated indefinitely within a space.
Mirrored Room with Shiny Spinning Things
Mirrored plexi-glass, motors, turn-table, foam, paper, sequins, pins, glitter, found objects
Room 209, Gladstone Hotel, Toronto,
2012
A collaborative project with BRUNO BILLIO for Room 209 during Come Up to My Room 2012 at the Gladstone Hotel, Toronto.
Shiny Spinning Thing
Just about pinned the last of the sequins… there’s somewhere around 7,000 in total. Check it out, in all it’s spinny-sparkly-ness at the Gladstone Hotel for Come Up To My Room next week! Mad shout outs to my studio assistant Jolene :)
Mirrored Room with Shiny Spinning Things
BRUNO BILLIO and SAM MOGELONSKY love all things that shine and spin. By using this mutual interest as a starting point, they will create an installation where two independently shiny and spinning objects are reflected and repeated indefinitely within a space.
BILLIO is the resident artist at the Gladstone Hotel and an installation artist, sculptor, and designer. He has gained notoriety for his inventive use of stacking objects and his ability to reinterpret the everyday through spatial and contextual re-appropriation.
MOGELONSKY is an emerging Toronto-based artist. She holds an MFA from Central Saint Martin’s College of Art, London, UK. Mogelonsky constructs whimsical installations and sculptural forms that investigate storytelling and repetition.
BILLIO and MOGELONSKY have both exhibited within Canada and internationally.
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When is Come Up To My Room? January 26 to January 29, 2012!
THURSDAY, JAN. 26:
4PM-8PM – MEDIA PREVIEW
FRIDAY, JAN. 27:
12PM-8PM – EXHIBITION HOURS
SATURDAY, JAN. 28:
12PM-10PM – EXHIBITION HOURS
11AM-2PM – DESIGN TALKS – GLADSTONE BALLROOM
7PM-10PM – OPENING RECEPTION
10PM-LATE - LOVE DESIGN PARTY – GLADSTONE BALLROOM
SUNDAY, JAN. 29:
12-5PM – EXHIBITION HOURS
Poster for Exhibit 27, opening this Friday at Dupont Projects.
While I was in London, I worked for a great sculpture gallery: Pangolin London. In browsing, I came across this recent exhibition of theirs called ‘Two and a Half Dimensions’, curated by Marcus Harvey. The show brings together painterly and sculptural works and takes an interesting approach to the transitions between painting and sculpture.
P-arty in Peterborough!
Despite the awful road conditions on Friday (I was driving at 30km/hr on the 401 for a long stretch), a friend and I journeyed up to Peterborough, ON for the opening of ‘Are We There Yet?’ at ARTSPACE Gallery. The show was wonderfully put together by gallery director Fynn Leitch and also included Garth Leichty’s amazing woven garden hose carpet and work’s made with colored sand by Lauren Hall. It was a super fun night (probably the most fun I’ve ever had at an opening) so thanks do much to the whole ARTSPACE Crew! (Images: Photos by karol o. / decipherimages.com)
The next morning, before getting back on the road, we went to the Art Gallery of Peterborough to check out their new show, ‘Streaming Alterity.’ It was a very interesting exhibition of work exploring feminist issues. My favorite works were Rebecca Belmore’s photographs, Johanna Householder’s installation and projection of herself as Princess Leah, and Christina Zeidler’s video of the deer reading and at the computer. They had a great permanent collection as well!
