Chocolate Mill from Wieki Somers on Vimeo.
September 30, 2012
December 02, 2011
Tape Artist Aakash Nihalani
Everytime I see this work, it makes me sooo happy. Love it.
August 14, 2011
Hanging with the Abstract Expressionists (& General Idea) at the AGO
Spent a fun afternoon puttering around the Abstract Expressionist exhibit at the AGO today. Took in a little General Idea too.
April 23, 2011
Suzie Smith's Celeb Dolls
Several years ago, at the Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, I bought a Courtney Love doll that sits on the ledge of my bed. She has a tag that reads: "Don't date the captain of the football team, be the captain of the football team." --- Courtney Love
Needless to say, that quote makes me smile everytime –
Last week, I was super excited when I came across Tina Turner in similar form at The Drake General Store – another "Action Figure" from Suzie Smith. Below is a exerpt from her site on the series:
"Action Figures is a series of screen-printed dolls of famous people who I find iconic and inspirational. In the series I created dolls of Yoko Ono, Tina Turner, Courtney Love, Frida Kahlo, Johnny Cash, Jean-Michael Basquiat, Nina Simone, the Guerilla Girls, John Waters, David Bowie, Missy Elliott, John Lennon, and Stompin’ Tom Connors. The installation was from an exhibition entitled Supernovas held at the Winnipeg art gallery in 2007. The exhibition was curated by Shawna Dempsey and Lorri Millan."
April 10, 2011
Jim Lambie : Zobop
Jim Lambie: Zobop, Vinyl tape, MOMA, 2004
January 23, 2011
Commute Home
Some of my favourite pieces at home are from Commute and so I must confess that I'm a little sad that they've moved away from my hood in Queen West – they are now at a bigger space at Bathurst & Dupont. They've also updated their website to showcase some really beautiful custom installation work – have a look.
January 04, 2011
October 29, 2010
October 17, 2010
August 07, 2010
June 30, 2010
Improveverywhere's "the-tourist-lane"
I could write several variations on this theme. One in particular would reference those people that walk in couples or groups and don't feel the need to make way for anyone coming in the opposite direction – as though the walkway is their own private one way street. For years I used to move out of their way – sometimes stepping off the sidewalk entirely and placing myself in the danger of oncoming traffic. Now, I just stand my ground and smash right into those stupid rude idiots!
See more about this amusing project here.
June 29, 2010
May 16, 2010
Experiential Wonder: The Art of Olafur Eliasson
A beautiful installation at Turbine Hall called the Weather Project – where Olafur created an artificial sun and the people basked! An amazing idea that would be useful as a permanent feature in any city that has a long, dark winter.
See more of his remarkable work below and here on his site.
May 15, 2010
April 16, 2010
February 21, 2010
February 19, 2010
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