it's an art thing

1. DMG Gallery Exhibition @ UTSC: meeting point (March 17 - April 26)


Such a great exhibition that's currently being held at the DMG gallery! Since I'm partially lazy and should probably be writing my papers here is the exhibition description taken from the website.

Meeting point features internationally recognized contemporary artists whose works construct or metaphorically imply a range of social relationships between two people - intimacy, disagreement, love, friendship and competition, to name a few. This art encourages direct social interrelation, subjective experiences and ensuing narratives that are sometimes personal and always point to real life.

From Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard’s Fucked Up Lover (2001), in which conversations about compilation tapes are remarkably revealing of couples’ relationships, to Laura Belém’s Diplomatic Talks (2009), where paired heads of coins from different countries set up an imagined dialogue that may either be diplomatic or intimate, the works in Meeting Point represent a reconstructive, hopeful experimentation by artists frustrated by art of all kinds remaining discrete from social contexts.

In this way, Meeting Point offers an optimistic angle for current artistic debate. The exhibition brings together major works by Canadian and international artists who has previously shown in the Venice, Lyon, Havana, and São Paulo biennials. In addition, their work has been exhibited at the Carnegie International, ICA London, the Barbican, and the Palais de Tokyo. Despite such exposure, many of these works will be new to Canadian audiences, particularly those of the included artists from Brazil.

Source: Doris McCarthy Gallery UTSC

2. Subway Art Gallery Opening


Now if only this could happen on the Bloor/Danforth line.

3. Fine Art Student Union (FASU)

Lastly, to any University of Toronto FAH or VIS students (or if you have any friends in these disciplines) out there, I'm running for the position of FAH Events Coordinator for the 2009/2010 academic year and need your votes!!

Elections will be taking place on Thursday, April 2nd at 3pm at the UC Art Centre.

If you could help me out I would really, really appreciate it and love you foreva and eva!! xo