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Oct 07

Buckets of Colour - An Explosion of Creativity

Sep 22

The provenance of Sakha (Yakut) people of Siberia, Russia is still much of a mystery. Their language belongs to the Turkic group. Their origin is still a much debated subject among historians and archeologists. Yet, much of Sakha cultural background is referred to Olonkho, the oldest epic arts of the Turkic-Mongolian peoples, proclaimed by UNESCO a Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity (http://www.unesco.org/culture/intangible-heritage/35eur_uk.htm). For the first time in Canada, the audience will experience the world of Northern Russian aboriginal art featuring Mikhail Starostin, Andrey Chikachev, Gennadiy Dubovoy, Mikhail Simonov, Tujara Markova, Valeriy Bessonov, Maria Gulyayeva, Olga Rakhleeva, and Anna Petrova. As well, a burgeoning photographic talent, Evgenia Arbugaeva, will present her newest collection - vivid depictions of Siberian life - showing why she has received awards in Moscow, Paris and New York. FREE ADMISSION. Wine and cheese will be served.

Sep 09

Press Release for You First

You First at the Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, October 1 through October 29. Opening night reception 5:00 p.m. Performances begin at 7:00 p.m. For more information visit www.occca.org and www.uforafest.com. OCCCA is open Thursdays and Sundays from noon to 5:00 p.m and until 9:00 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays. Located at 117 N. Sycamore, Santa Ana, California, in the Santa Ana Artists’ Village. Contact: Rob Mintz or Dalibor Polivka , Email:uforafest@yahoo.com Ph: 714.667.1517

Artists Rob Mintz and Dalibor Polivka present You First, an exhibit arriving with more than fifty attractions! Dive into the think tank if you dare! Featuring young partisans of the real from the nation’s top schools —- plus a cadre of international art luminaries* —- You First presents authentic & genuine Relational Aesthetics: art in the here and now! See it, feel it, think it through! The great dream belongs to everyone! Glimpse the new paradigm. It’s no longer business as usual. (Exhibit may contain language not suitable for children under eighteen years of age.) See poets, slaves, soap-sellers, lovers, inmates, outcasts, scientists, city planners, a guy reading a newspaper, a woman in a tree! See artists, documentarians and photojournalists at the height of their game. Art is more than just another facet of life: it’s the name of a hope, reaffirming the social bond. During the opening, choreographer Sheron Wray and her dance troupe will improvise interactively with the audience. On the same night, You First will present Zoe Gruni’s performance piece, Urban Jackalope, first seen at the Biennale di Venezia, plus the dance stylings of Derek Fleming of Soul Train fame. Milan Kovac, the Consulate General of the Slovak Republic, will present documentation of Slovakia’s humanitarian aid in troubled regions of the world. You First has received the kind endorsement of the French critic and curator Nicolas Bourriaud who coined the term, “relational aesthetics.”Another true art luminary, Alfredo Cramerotti, a UK-based artist, author and curator, represents himself with a collaborative blog and videos about the radical European art fair Manifesta. Best-selling social visionaries Michiel Schwarz & Joost Elffers’ will reveal new symbols for a sustainable future. NYC’s favorite rock and roll fashionista, Jordan Betten, will demonstrate how to dress for the party. Marc Pally, a high-power hyphenate, is both the artistic director of Glow (an all night event held in Santa Monica) and an LA-based artist showing sensitive, stylized drawings of a human face, wry, melancholy and somehow heroic. Max Presneill, mercurial director of the Torrance Art Museum, exhibits brooding, painterly explorations of cognition and experience. Arie Galles, a professor at Soka University, artist and gallery director, bears witness to the Holocaust in a series of large-scale drawings of maps and aerial photographs from military archives. Art collectives are a fascinating phenomenon —- and there is none more elusive than Finishing School, masters of street-smart provocation. The artists in You First are graduates of the most prestigious art programs in the nation, among them Art Center, Art Institute of Chicago, Cal Arts, California College of the Arts, Cornell, Cranbrook, Harvard, Mills College, MIT, New York Academy of Art, Otis, Rhode Island School of Design, Rutgers, San Francisco Academy of Art, and Yale. The participants in You First come from the United States, Italy, France, England, Sweden, and Slovakia, nomadic citizens of the planet Art. A complete exposition about You First, the ideas and personalities that shaped it —- and the Ufora project in general —- will be unpacked in a forthcoming book by the curators.

* The art luminaries include: Base Design, Jordan Betten, Nicolas Bourriaud, Finishing School, Derek Fleming, Arie Galles, Zoe Gruni, Milos Koptak, Marc Pally, Max Presneill, Michiel Schwarz & Joost Elffers, Karen Smith & Ida Hledikova, Stealthart, Wolfgang Steahle, Ta Tu, and Sheron Wray.

Sep 07

Press Release for You First
You First at the Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, October 1 through October 29. Opening night reception 5:00 p.m. Performances begin at 7:00 p.m. For more information visit www.occca.org and www.uforafest.com. OCCCA is open Thursdays and Sundays from noon to 5:00 p.m and until 9:00 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays. Located at 117 N. Sycamore, Santa Ana, California, in the Santa Ana Artists’ Village. Contact: Rob Mintz or Dalibor Polivka , Email:uforafest@yahoo.com Ph: 714.667.1517 

Artists Rob Mintz and Dalibor Polivka present You First, an exhibit arriving with more than fifty attractions! Dive into the think tank if you dare! Featuring young partisans of the real from the nation’s top schools —- plus a cadre of international art luminaries* —- You First presents authentic & genuine Relational Aesthetics: art in the here and now! See it, feel it, think it through! The great dream belongs to everyone! Glimpse the new paradigm. It’s no longer business as usual. (Exhibit may contain language not suitable for children under eighteen years of age.) See poets, slaves, soap-sellers, lovers, inmates, outcasts, scientists, city planners, a guy reading a newspaper, a woman in a tree! See artists, documentarians and photojournalists at the height of their game. Art is more than just another facet of life: it’s the name of a hope, reaffirming the social bond. During the opening, choreographer Sheron Wray and her dance troupe will improvise interactively with the audience. On the same night, You First will present Zoe Gruni’s performance piece, Urban Jackalope, first seen at the Biennale di Venezia, plus the dance stylings of Derek Fleming of Soul Train fame. Milan Kovac, the Consulate General of the Slovak Republic, will present documentation of Slovakia’s humanitarian aid in troubled regions of the world. You First has received the kind endorsement of the French critic and curator Nicolas Bourriaud who coined the term, “relational aesthetics.”Another true art luminary, Alfredo Cramerotti, a UK-based artist, author and curator, represents himself with a collaborative blog and videos about the radical European art fair Manifesta. Best-selling social visionaries Michiel Schwarz & Joost Elffers’ will reveal new symbols for a sustainable future. NYC’s favorite rock and roll fashionista, Jordan Betten, will demonstrate how to dress for the party. Marc Pally, a high-power hyphenate, is both the artistic director of Glow (an all night event held in Santa Monica) and an LA-based artist showing sensitive, stylized drawings of a human face, wry, melancholy and somehow heroic. Max Presneill, mercurial director of the Torrance Art Museum, exhibits brooding, painterly explorations of cognition and experience. Arie Galles, a professor at Soka University, artist and gallery director, bears witness to the Holocaust in a series of large-scale drawings of maps and aerial photographs from military archives. Art collectives are a fascinating phenomenon —- and there is none more elusive than Finishing School, masters of street-smart provocation. The artists in You First are graduates of the most prestigious art programs in the nation, among them Art Center, Art Institute of Chicago, Cal Arts, California College of the Arts, Cornell, Cranbrook, Harvard, Mills College, MIT, New York Academy of Art, Otis, Rhode Island School of Design, Rutgers, San Francisco Academy of Art, and Yale. The participants in You First come from the United States, Italy, France, England, Sweden, and Slovakia, nomadic citizens of the planet Art. A complete exposition about You First, the ideas and personalities that shaped it —- and the Ufora project in general —- will be unpacked in a forthcoming book by the curators.
* The art luminaries include: Base Design, Jordan Betten, Nicolas Bourriaud, Finishing School, Derek Fleming, Arie Galles, Zoe Gruni, Milos Koptak, Marc Pally, Max Presneill, Michiel Schwarz & Joost Elffers, Karen Smith & Ida Hledikova, Stealthart, Wolfgang Steahle, Ta Tu, and Sheron Wray.

IndianArtCollectors.com, with an aim to promote Indian contemporary art, is showcasing an Online Exhibition, displaying the mixed-media canvases of Internationally acclaimed artist Kanchan Chander— from August 1 to August 15, 2011.

India, August 1, 2011- IndianArtCollectors.com has always tried to bring forward art, and creativity, to the windows of avid artists and buyers. With this vision intact, the online portal has joined hands with Delhi-based artist Kanchan Chander, where the artist would showcase an expansive collection of her works. The online display of art-works would allow collectors from across the globe to browse, appreciate, discuss and transact— at their convenience.

The Online Exhibition, starting August 1, uptill a fortnight, would feature a unique collection of Chander’s work. “I have been associated with art since 35 years, and over the decades, have evolved and grown as an artist. Thematically, I work a lot on women based subjects— the art of assertion, of the feminine experience; the art of an iconic feminine energy and identifiable images of feminine power. But no, I am not a feminist,” explains Chander.

In her paintings, Chander has subtly spoken about the feminine power. She talks about mother-child relationship and has also depicted divine figurines. More recently, she has dabbled with the use of texture on the surface. “I don’t like to be stagnant; imagination and creating something new keeps me going, and growing. To add texture to my canvas, I have recently started working with embellishments like laces, sequins, silver leaves and beads,” shares Chander.

Chander has widely traveled and her keen power of observation is evident in her art-work. Her recent works consists of representation of the iconic Frida Kahlo, and classical sculptures. “Chander is a painter, printmaker, sculptor and a lecturer. As an artist, she has undoubtedly come of age, and her path has been a constantly evolving one. We are glad that distinguished artists like Chander are joining hands in our aim to promote Indian art across the globe,” concludes Anuja Lath, Co-Founder and CEO, IndianArtCollectors.com.

Browse through Kanchan Chander’s work. Visit http://www.indianartcollectors.com/virtualexhibition.php

Aug 03

IndianArtCollectors.com, with an aim to promote Indian contemporary art, is showcasing an Online Exhibition, displaying the mixed-media canvases of Internationally acclaimed artist Kanchan Chander— from August 1 to August 15, 2011.
India, August 1, 2011- IndianArtCollectors.com has always tried to bring forward art, and creativity, to the windows of avid artists and buyers. With this vision intact, the online portal has joined hands with Delhi-based artist Kanchan Chander, where the artist would showcase an expansive collection of her works. The online display of art-works would allow collectors from across the globe to browse, appreciate, discuss and transact— at their convenience.
The Online Exhibition, starting August 1, uptill a fortnight, would feature a unique collection of Chander’s work. “I have been associated with art since 35 years, and over the decades, have evolved and grown as an artist. Thematically, I work a lot on women based subjects— the art of assertion, of the feminine experience; the art of an iconic feminine energy and identifiable images of feminine power. But no, I am not a feminist,” explains Chander.
In her paintings, Chander has subtly spoken about the feminine power. She talks about mother-child relationship and has also depicted divine figurines. More recently, she has dabbled with the use of texture on the surface. “I don’t like to be stagnant; imagination and creating something new keeps me going, and growing. To add texture to my canvas, I have recently started working with embellishments like laces, sequins, silver leaves and beads,” shares Chander.
Chander has widely traveled and her keen power of observation is evident in her art-work. Her recent works consists of representation of the iconic Frida Kahlo, and classical sculptures. “Chander is a painter, printmaker, sculptor and a lecturer. As an artist, she has undoubtedly come of age, and her path has been a constantly evolving one. We are glad that distinguished artists like Chander are joining hands in our aim to promote Indian art across the globe,” concludes Anuja Lath, Co-Founder and CEO, IndianArtCollectors.com.
Browse through Kanchan Chander’s work. Visit http://www.indianartcollectors.com/virtualexhibition.php

IndianArtCollectors.com, this fortnight features the canvases of Chandigarh-based artist Madan Lal— a painter whose works have always been infused with a dream-like similarity— of creation, of a rhythmic flow and of artistic beauty.

India, August 1, 2011- IndianArtCollectors.com, an online platform for Indian contemporary artists and art connoisseurs, announces Madan Lal as its ‘Artist Of The Fortnight’, whose art-works would be on display from August 1 to August 15.

Madan Lal, as an artist has proved his mettle in the world of colour and canvas, and over the years, has painted something different, yet connecting. “I paint a new series of art-work every year. As an artist, I transfer my feelings or whatever is happening around the world onto the canvas. All that happens in a particular period of time, I feel it and visualize it in my mind and then draw it,” shares Lal.

The 15 day long show-case of the artists works would feature a few canvases from each period of his life. “A few years back, Sufism inspired me. In the recent years, dance, music and ‘raaga’ have provided me food for thought. Starting this year, I have put together a theme called Urban Emotions, painting the emotions of the people stuck in the urban trap,” Lal explains the idea explored in his series of works.

Talking about his experience in being associated with IndianArtCollectors.com, Lal shares that the online portal provides a gratifying platform to budding, as well as established artists. Divulging more about the art portal and featuring Madan Lal as the Artist of the Fortnight, Anuja Lath, Co-founder and CEO, IndianArtCollectors.com, shares, “With a motive to let art speak aloud for itself and to provide the right platform for Indian art to thrive, IndianArtCollectors.com came into existence. With years of determination and belief, today we stand proud to feature the art-works of eminent artists like Madan Lal.”

Browse through Madan Lal’s work. Visit http://www.indianartcollectors.com/artistname.php?aid=6754

Aug 03

IndianArtCollectors.com, this fortnight features the canvases of Chandigarh-based artist Madan Lal— a painter whose works have always been infused with a dream-like similarity— of creation, of a rhythmic flow and of artistic beauty.
India, August 1, 2011- IndianArtCollectors.com, an online platform for Indian contemporary artists and art connoisseurs, announces Madan Lal as its ‘Artist Of The Fortnight’, whose art-works would be on display from August 1 to August 15.
Madan Lal, as an artist has proved his mettle in the world of colour and canvas, and over the years, has painted something different, yet connecting. “I paint a new series of art-work every year. As an artist, I transfer my feelings or whatever is happening around the world onto the canvas. All that happens in a particular period of time, I feel it and visualize it in my mind and then draw it,” shares Lal.
The 15 day long show-case of the artists works would feature a few canvases from each period of his life. “A few years back, Sufism inspired me. In the recent years, dance, music and ‘raaga’ have provided me food for thought. Starting this year, I have put together a theme called Urban Emotions, painting the emotions of the people stuck in the urban trap,” Lal explains the idea explored in his series of works.
Talking about his experience in being associated with IndianArtCollectors.com, Lal shares that the online portal provides a gratifying platform to budding, as well as established artists. Divulging more about the art portal and featuring Madan Lal as the Artist of the Fortnight, Anuja Lath, Co-founder and CEO, IndianArtCollectors.com, shares, “With a motive to let art speak aloud for itself and to provide the right platform for Indian art to thrive, IndianArtCollectors.com came into existence. With years of determination and belief, today we stand proud to feature the art-works of eminent artists like Madan Lal.”
Browse through Madan Lal’s work. Visit http://www.indianartcollectors.com/artistname.php?aid=6754

SOPHIE PRIVÉ: Recent Paintings

Also on exhibition: Works by Tim Laurin

July 13 – August 13, 2011

Opening Reception: Thurs July 14, 6 - 8pm

Artists in attendance.

In this narrative suite of works, Sophie Privé investigates the fluid and illogical nature of dreams and the intricacies involved in thought, imagination and the construction of memory. The subjects of each painting are transcribed from the artist’s personal collection of photographs documenting seemly insignificant moments with family and friends. Removed from their original contexts, the beautifully rendered figures float within a landscape of conversations and narratives delineated by flat acrylic and simple lines. The new fictitious relationships and conversations are the result of freely composing from a collage of dreams, imagination and reality.

Sophie Privé completed her Bachelor of Visual Arts from Université Laval in 1999. Since 2001, this award winning artist has participated in numerous group and solo exhibitions both nationally and internationally. Her artworks can be found within several public collections in Québec including Loto-Québec, Colart Collection, CPOA du Musée National des Beaux-Arts du Québec, Fédération des caisses Desjardins du Québec and Bibliothèque Nationale du Québec.

In an attempt to document fleeting, unseen and unappreciated beauty passing by his car window, Tim Laurin has amassed a large number of landscape images captured on his iPhone during his daily commutes. Similar to Sophie Privé’s use of documentary photos of family and friends, Laurin’s rural fragments are distilled and explored on the printing press through the use of photo transfers, inks and intaglio processes. Laurin’s striking and delicately layered monotypes contrast with the overabundance of seemingly mundane images afforded by new technology.

Tim Laurin graduated from Sheridan College School of Design, Mississauga in 1985. He furthered his studies in painting and printmaking at Georgian College in Barrie, Ontario, and also completed master classes with notable artists Joanne Tod, Tim Zuck and Eric Fischl. He has exhibited throughout North America and internationally, including a 2009 exhibition at the MacLaren Art Centre in Barrie. His award-winning work is included in collections of the Royal Ontario Museum and the Corning Museum of Glass, New York. Originally working in sculpture and painting, Laurin’s current focus is on traditional and non-traditional print media.

HOURS
Tues by appt.
Wednesday and Saturday 11am - 6pm
Thursday and Friday 11am - 7pm

TELEPHONE BOOTH GALLERY
3148 Dundas Street West - Toronto - Ontario - M6P 2A1
(The Junction, Dundas at St. John’s Rd.)
T 647 270 7903 - www.telephoneboothgallery.ca

Jul 11

SOPHIE PRIVÉ: Recent Paintings
Also on exhibition: Works by Tim Laurin
July 13 – August 13, 2011

Opening Reception: Thurs July 14, 6 - 8pm
Artists in attendance.

In this narrative suite of works, Sophie Privé investigates the fluid and illogical nature of dreams and the intricacies involved in thought, imagination and the construction of memory. The subjects of each painting are transcribed from the artist’s personal collection of photographs documenting seemly insignificant moments with family and friends. Removed from their original contexts, the beautifully rendered figures float within a landscape of conversations and narratives delineated by flat acrylic and simple lines. The new fictitious relationships and conversations are the result of freely composing from a collage of dreams, imagination and reality.
Sophie Privé completed her Bachelor of Visual Arts from Université Laval in 1999. Since 2001, this award winning artist has participated in numerous group and solo exhibitions both nationally and internationally. Her artworks can be found within several public collections in Québec including Loto-Québec, Colart Collection, CPOA du Musée National des Beaux-Arts du Québec, Fédération des caisses Desjardins du Québec and Bibliothèque Nationale du Québec.
In an attempt to document fleeting, unseen and unappreciated beauty passing by his car window, Tim Laurin has amassed a large number of landscape images captured on his iPhone during his daily commutes. Similar to Sophie Privé’s use of documentary photos of family and friends, Laurin’s rural fragments are distilled and explored on the printing press through the use of photo transfers, inks and intaglio processes. Laurin’s striking and delicately layered monotypes contrast with the overabundance of seemingly mundane images afforded by new technology.
Tim Laurin graduated from Sheridan College School of Design, Mississauga in 1985. He furthered his studies in painting and printmaking at Georgian College in Barrie, Ontario, and also completed master classes with notable artists Joanne Tod, Tim Zuck and Eric Fischl. He has exhibited throughout North America and internationally, including a 2009 exhibition at the MacLaren Art Centre in Barrie. His award-winning work is included in collections of the Royal Ontario Museum and the Corning Museum of Glass, New York. Originally working in sculpture and painting, Laurin’s current focus is on traditional and non-traditional print media.

HOURS Tues by appt. Wednesday and Saturday 11am - 6pm Thursday and Friday 11am - 7pm
TELEPHONE BOOTH GALLERY 3148 Dundas Street West - Toronto - Ontario - M6P 2A1 (The Junction, Dundas at St. John’s Rd.) T 647 270 7903 - www.telephoneboothgallery.ca

IndianArtCollectors.com Features Samir Mondal’s Water-coloured Canvases

IndianArtCollectors.com this month features the canvases of Samir Mondal — an artist responsible for the revival of watercolours, and introducing structural quality to the medium, giving it the same status as that of oil paints.

India, June 30, 2011- Samir Mondal, often referred to as the ‘Watercolour man’, surfaces as an artist whose contribution to the field of art is tremendous. Collaborating with the internationally famed artist, IndianArtCollectors.com will feature Mondal’s art-work, starting July 1, uptill July 31, 2011.

Not being too keen just to paint the cliched landscapes with watercolours, Samir Mondal has taken the medium to newer heights. “40 years back when I started painting, I realized that watercolours were not getting their deserved status; they were considered child’s play. Watercolours start breaking on paper as they are foggy and weightless. I keenly noticed the manner of oil-painting, observing its structural quality, richness and heaviness. In a struggle to introduce these elements in watercolour, I have tried to paint my canvases using watercolours by adding textures and structural features as if they are oils,” explains Mondal.

The month long display of the artists work at IndianArtCollectors.com will feature human faces and flowers, in crisp, happy palettes. Speaking on the occasion, Mondal shares, “IndianArtCollectors.com is just the same click at every place. It does not divide us by any boundaries.”

Mondal has widely exhibited and has collaborated with eminent poet and media person Pritish Nandy on various projects. He has created the Mulla Naseeruddin series for The Illustrated Weekly and his full page portraits of film stars and other prominent personalities in The Sunday Observer have won him accolades. Also, his art-work, specially painted for the movie ‘Taare Zameen Par’ has gained much appreciation. “We are more than proud to get such a versatile artist on board with us,” says Anuja Lath, Co-Founder and CEO, IndianArtCollectors.com.

Browse through Samir Mondal’s work. Visit http://www.indianartcollectors.com/artistname.php?aid=4876

Jul 04

IndianArtCollectors.com Features Samir Mondal’s Water-coloured Canvases
IndianArtCollectors.com this month features the canvases of Samir Mondal — an artist responsible for the revival of watercolours, and introducing structural quality to the medium, giving it the same status as that of oil paints.
India, June 30, 2011- Samir Mondal, often referred to as the ‘Watercolour man’, surfaces as an artist whose contribution to the field of art is tremendous. Collaborating with the internationally famed artist, IndianArtCollectors.com will feature Mondal’s art-work, starting July 1, uptill July 31, 2011.
Not being too keen just to paint the cliched landscapes with watercolours, Samir Mondal has taken the medium to newer heights. “40 years back when I started painting, I realized that watercolours were not getting their deserved status; they were considered child’s play. Watercolours start breaking on paper as they are foggy and weightless. I keenly noticed the manner of oil-painting, observing its structural quality, richness and heaviness. In a struggle to introduce these elements in watercolour, I have tried to paint my canvases using watercolours by adding textures and structural features as if they are oils,” explains Mondal.
The month long display of the artists work at IndianArtCollectors.com will feature human faces and flowers, in crisp, happy palettes. Speaking on the occasion, Mondal shares, “IndianArtCollectors.com is just the same click at every place. It does not divide us by any boundaries.”
Mondal has widely exhibited and has collaborated with eminent poet and media person Pritish Nandy on various projects. He has created the Mulla Naseeruddin series for The Illustrated Weekly and his full page portraits of film stars and other prominent personalities in The Sunday Observer have won him accolades. Also, his art-work, specially painted for the movie ‘Taare Zameen Par’ has gained much appreciation. “We are more than proud to get such a versatile artist on board with us,” says Anuja Lath, Co-Founder and CEO, IndianArtCollectors.com.
Browse through Samir Mondal’s work. Visit http://www.indianartcollectors.com/artistname.php?aid=4876

The Normal Condition of Any Communication
Ayreen Anastas + Rene Gabri, Neil Beloufa, Keren Cytter, Claire Fontaine and Reza Haeri
June 23-July 30 2011

Opening Reception: Thursday, June 23, 7-9 pm

The Normal Condition of Any Communication takes its title from the words of contemporary philosopher Jacques Rancière who states that “Distance is not an evil to be abolished, but the normal condition of any communication.” Considering the potential of participating in conversations that extend beyond a person’s particular subject position, the works in this exhibition perform acts of translation between individuals and across cultures. The videos of Neil Beloufa, Keren Cytter and Reza Haeri massage the space between documentary and fiction by way of dismantling a definitive sense of history in order to reconstitute a plurality of accounts. The notebook works of Ayreen Anastas and Rene Gabri comprise a series of propositions, questions, diagrams and drawings, which trace a dialogic process between the artists that, without effacing the personal, is staunchly political. A text-based neon sign by the artist collective Claire Fontaine questions the way cultural and geographical identities are formed. Together, these works suggest that it is possible to communicate across differences so long as a multiplicity of meanings is fundamentally maintained.

Special thanks to the Justina M. Barnicke Gallery and Mercer Union for their support of this exhibition.

Public Discussion: Saturday, June 25, 3-5 pm

In response to The Normal Condition of Any Communication, a panel of artists and thinkers will join curator cheyanne turions in a discussion about what is at stake when artworks attempt acts of translation, be it between one person and another, or between different ways of knowing the world. Mirroring the content of the exhibition’s thesis–that communication across distance is only possible so long as a plurality of meanings is acknowledged–the form of the discussion invites others to respond to the exhibition’s framing and the work itself, complicating and complimenting each in turn.

No Reading After the Internet out-loud reading group: Wednesday, June 29, 7 pm at LIFT (1137 Dupont)

No Reading After the Internet is a free monthly series in which a selected text is read aloud and discussed. Peter Schjeldahl’s “Of Ourselves and of Our Origins: Subjects of Art” has been selected to compliment the exhibition The Normal Condition of Any Communication. Within Schjeldahl’s critique about whether or not it is possible to speak sensibly about what we like about art, he raises an important point about the negative import of identities that demarcate difference. In response, he proposes a non-political pronoun of “we” without “they,” thereby hinting at the nebulous thing that happens in an experience of great art. This utopic proposal of Schjeldahl’s is a place to begin imagining communication across distance from.

Participation in No Reading After the Internet is free and open to everyone, regardless of their familiarity with a text or its author. Texts will be handed out at the salon. No pre-reading or research is required.

The event is co-presented with the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto.

cheyanne turions is an independent, Toronto-based writer and curator who holds a degree in Philosophy from the University of British Columbia. She is the director of No Reading After the Internet (Toronto), and sits on the board of directors for Fillip magazine. Her residency at Gallery TPW is a collaboration with the Images Festival, and is supported in part by the Canada Council for the Arts: Assistance to Aboriginal Curators in Residence program. For more information visit her website at cheyanneturions.wordpress.com.

Image Credit: Neil Beloufa, video still from Untitled. 2010

Gallery Hours: Tuesday - Saturday, 12-5 pm

Media contact:
Kim Simon
Curator

Gallery TPW
56 Ossington Avenue
Toronto, ON. M6J 2Y7
p: 416.645.1066
f: 416.645.1681
w: www.gallerytpw.ca

Jun 21

The Normal Condition of Any CommunicationAyreen Anastas + Rene Gabri, Neil Beloufa, Keren Cytter, Claire Fontaine and Reza HaeriJune 23-July 30 2011
Opening Reception: Thursday, June 23, 7-9 pm
The Normal Condition of Any Communication takes its title from the words of contemporary philosopher Jacques Rancière who states that “Distance is not an evil to be abolished, but the normal condition of any communication.” Considering the potential of participating in conversations that extend beyond a person’s particular subject position, the works in this exhibition perform acts of translation between individuals and across cultures. The videos of Neil Beloufa, Keren Cytter and Reza Haeri massage the space between documentary and fiction by way of dismantling a definitive sense of history in order to reconstitute a plurality of accounts. The notebook works of Ayreen Anastas and Rene Gabri comprise a series of propositions, questions, diagrams and drawings, which trace a dialogic process between the artists that, without effacing the personal, is staunchly political. A text-based neon sign by the artist collective Claire Fontaine questions the way cultural and geographical identities are formed. Together, these works suggest that it is possible to communicate across differences so long as a multiplicity of meanings is fundamentally maintained.
Special thanks to the Justina M. Barnicke Gallery and Mercer Union for their support of this exhibition.
Public Discussion: Saturday, June 25, 3-5 pm
In response to The Normal Condition of Any Communication, a panel of artists and thinkers will join curator cheyanne turions in a discussion about what is at stake when artworks attempt acts of translation, be it between one person and another, or between different ways of knowing the world. Mirroring the content of the exhibition’s thesis–that communication across distance is only possible so long as a plurality of meanings is acknowledged–the form of the discussion invites others to respond to the exhibition’s framing and the work itself, complicating and complimenting each in turn.
No Reading After the Internet out-loud reading group: Wednesday, June 29, 7 pm at LIFT (1137 Dupont)
No Reading After the Internet is a free monthly series in which a selected text is read aloud and discussed. Peter Schjeldahl’s “Of Ourselves and of Our Origins: Subjects of Art” has been selected to compliment the exhibition The Normal Condition of Any Communication. Within Schjeldahl’s critique about whether or not it is possible to speak sensibly about what we like about art, he raises an important point about the negative import of identities that demarcate difference. In response, he proposes a non-political pronoun of “we” without “they,” thereby hinting at the nebulous thing that happens in an experience of great art. This utopic proposal of Schjeldahl’s is a place to begin imagining communication across distance from.
Participation in No Reading After the Internet is free and open to everyone, regardless of their familiarity with a text or its author. Texts will be handed out at the salon. No pre-reading or research is required.
The event is co-presented with the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto.
cheyanne turions is an independent, Toronto-based writer and curator who holds a degree in Philosophy from the University of British Columbia. She is the director of No Reading After the Internet (Toronto), and sits on the board of directors for Fillip magazine. Her residency at Gallery TPW is a collaboration with the Images Festival, and is supported in part by the Canada Council for the Arts: Assistance to Aboriginal Curators in Residence program. For more information visit her website at cheyanneturions.wordpress.com.
Image Credit: Neil Beloufa, video still from Untitled. 2010
Gallery Hours: Tuesday - Saturday, 12-5 pm
Media contact:Kim SimonCurator
Gallery TPW56 Ossington AvenueToronto, ON. M6J 2Y7p: 416.645.1066f: 416.645.1681w: www.gallerytpw.ca

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AMY SWITZER: Bird CallJune 8 – July 9, 2011
Closing Reception: Saturday, July 9th, 4 - 6pm
Switzer’s recent drawings and sculpture attempt to address the complex relationship humans have with animals and the ways we have charged them with symbolic and anthropomorphic characteristics. Her work examines the human tendency to observe, name, and ascribe meaning to animals and speaks to the connection between natural history and human nature. The narrative element of the work is derived from a variety of sources including observation, philosophical speculation, and literary sources. Amy Switzer has received numerous awards for her sculptural work and holds a Masters of Fine Art from the University of Waterloo (2008). View the exhibition online at www.telephoneboothgallery.ca.

SOPHIE PRIVÉ: Recent Works
July 13 – August 13, 2011
A narrative suite of paintings that depict beautifully rendered figures that float in a landscape of relationships and conversations that permeate daily life.

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Buckets of Colour - An Explosion of Creativity

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The provenance of Sakha (Yakut) people of Siberia, Russia is still much of a mystery. Their language belongs to the Turkic group. Their origin is still a much debated subject among historians and archeologists. Yet, much of Sakha cultural background is referred to Olonkho, the oldest epic arts of the Turkic-Mongolian peoples, proclaimed by UNESCO a Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity (http://www.unesco.org/culture/intangible-heritage/35eur_uk.htm).

For the first time in Canada, the audience will experience the world of Northern Russian aboriginal art featuring Mikhail Starostin, Andrey Chikachev, Gennadiy Dubovoy, Mikhail Simonov, Tujara Markova, Valeriy Bessonov, Maria Gulyayeva, Olga Rakhleeva, and Anna Petrova. As well, a burgeoning photographic talent, Evgenia Arbugaeva, will present her newest collection - vivid depictions of Siberian life - showing why she has received awards in Moscow, Paris and New York.

FREE ADMISSION.
Wine and cheese will be served.

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Just can’t get enough of Alex Duke’s edgy, and witty artwork. The Slingluff Gallery is hosting a solo show for Duke sept 3 - 25.

Alex Duke is best known for his 100+ designs for companies like Consolidated Skateboards, 1031 Skateboards, Crimson Skateboards, Death Skateboards, Lost Soul Skateboards, and Land Shark Wheels.

Influenced by 80′s cartoons, he tackles subjects like religion i.e. Jesus holding a Cat, sexual addicts i.e. “New York Rat Rapist,” and skateboarding (of course).

The multi-talented Alex Duke is able to make you laugh even if it might make you a little uncomfortable. Alex Duke is a freelance designer based in Brooklyn(Bushwick), NY, specializing in illustration, graphic design, and web design primarily working within the skateboard industry creating screen print ready artwork. He also runs a clothing brand Wizard Skull.

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Browse through Kanchan Chander’s work. Visit http://www.indianartcollectors.com/virtualexhibition.php

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Browse through Madan Lal’s work. Visit http://www.indianartcollectors.com/artistname.php?aid=6754

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SOPHIE PRIVÉ: Recent Paintings

Also on exhibition: Works by Tim Laurin

July 13 – August 13, 2011

Opening Reception: Thurs July 14, 6 - 8pm

Artists in attendance.

HOURS
Tues by appt.
Wednesday and Saturday 11am - 6pm
Thursday and Friday 11am - 7pm

TELEPHONE BOOTH GALLERY
3148 Dundas Street West - Toronto - Ontario - M6P 2A1
(The Junction, Dundas at St. John’s Rd.)
T 647 270 7903 - www.telephoneboothgallery.ca

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IndianArtCollectors.com Features Samir Mondal’s Water-coloured Canvases

Browse through Samir Mondal’s work. Visit http://www.indianartcollectors.com/artistname.php?aid=4876

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The Normal Condition of Any Communication
Ayreen Anastas + Rene Gabri, Neil Beloufa, Keren Cytter, Claire Fontaine and Reza Haeri
June 23-July 30 2011

Opening Reception: Thursday, June 23, 7-9 pm

Special thanks to the Justina M. Barnicke Gallery and Mercer Union for their support of this exhibition.

Public Discussion: Saturday, June 25, 3-5 pm

No Reading After the Internet out-loud reading group: Wednesday, June 29, 7 pm at LIFT (1137 Dupont)

The event is co-presented with the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto.

Image Credit: Neil Beloufa, video still from Untitled. 2010

Gallery Hours: Tuesday - Saturday, 12-5 pm

Media contact:
Kim Simon
Curator

Gallery TPW
56 Ossington Avenue
Toronto, ON. M6J 2Y7
p: 416.645.1066
f: 416.645.1681
w: www.gallerytpw.ca

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AMY SWITZER: Bird Call
June 8 – July 9, 2011

Closing Reception: Saturday, July 9^th, 4 - 6pm

Switzer’s recent drawings and sculpture attempt to address the complex relationship humans have with animals and the ways we have charged them with symbolic and anthropomorphic characteristics. Her work examines the human tendency to observe, name, and ascribe meaning to animals and speaks to the connection between natural history and human nature. The narrative element of the work is derived from a variety of sources including observation, philosophical speculation, and literary sources. Amy Switzer has received numerous awards for her sculptural work and holds a Masters of Fine Art from the University of Waterloo (2008). View the exhibition online at www.telephoneboothgallery.ca.

SOPHIE PRIVÉ: Recent Works

July 13 – August 13, 2011

A narrative suite of paintings that depict beautifully rendered figures that float in a landscape of relationships and conversations that permeate daily life.

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