After All : a colloquium of micro-disasters and subtle apocalypses…
A curated show by Clare Samuel and Agi Gutkowska.
Opening on Oct 5th at 7 – 11 pm and running till Oct 27th at the Steam Whistle Gallery.
After All is a colloquium of micro-disasters and subtle apocalypses, little mistakes and lonely wanderers, absences and distortions, created by eight young visual artists. Both melancholy and acerbic, the works speak to the aftermath of arbitrary and fictitious disasters. Darkness has already descended, and the sensation is one of being unsettled for good, and yet, escape routes and alarm-bells appear to be built-in to each misfortune.
Read MoreMr. Gowrie – Arron Gibson
Mr. Gowrie In his interview, Mr. Gowrie fondly recounts his story of growing up with his 13 brothers and sisters in a small house. For his interpretation of this track, Arron Gibson has recreated this house as a pair of interactive fountains that, when the water in them is touched by a participant, activate a [...]
Read MoreThe Happiness Project : In the House at Scotiabank Nuit Blanche Toronto
The Happiness Project: In the House presented by Artist Bloc, turns the album The Happiness Project by Charles Spearin into an interactive, installation-based exhibit within the walls of a residential setting. Local artists are enlisted to interpret songs from the album and are challenged to weave their own experience of the songs, as well as their own definition of happiness, into the works. Each artists’ installation becomes a unique expression of joy and an exercise in welcoming the community into an intimate community space. This exhibit has already been hosted in Montreal to critical acclaim.
Read MoreTHP FUNDRAISER
The Happiness Project : In the House Fundraiser took place at the Gladstone Hotel Ballroom on July 26th 2011.
Sexy Merlin, Charles Spearin and Circle Research were some of our musical guests!
Agnieszka Holland’s In Darkness @ TIFF
Agnieszka Holland‘s World War II drama In Darkness will represent Poland in next year’s Foreign Language Oscar race. The story of a smalltime Polish crook who becomes a hero saving Jews from the Holocaust stars Robert Wieckiewicz,Agnieszka Grochowska and Kinga Preis alongside German actors including Benno Furmann and Maria Schrader. Holland is a two-time Oscar nominee, having received a [...]
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Read MoreBerlinde De Bruyckere
Berlinde De Bruyckere Les Deux 2007 Courtesy Galleria Continua San Gimignano / Beijing / Le Moulin “Acclaimed Belgian artist Berlinde De Bruyckere’s current exhibition at Old Montreal’s DHC/ART Foundation (which is running in tandem with its John Currin survey) also employs horses, for the piece Les Deux: a breathtaking, life-sized sculpture made from real horses, which [...]
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The Happiness Project : In the House Fundraiser
With the support of the Toronto Arts Council Artist Bloc will host a fundraising event July 26th 2011 at The Gladstone Hotel. It is our goal that day, to raise money through ticket sales, and an exclusive array of silent auction and raffle items, which will help to bring The Happiness Project : In the House to Torontonians on October 1st of 2011, when the exhibition will open as part of Scotiabank’s Nuit Blanche.
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