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Keeping Canada and the World Beautiful JANUARY 2009/JANVIER 2009GLOBAL ART EXHIBITIONS - DESIGNChronological Listing of Openings & Lectures
JANUARY 8, THURSDAY/JEUDI 8 JANVIER Galerie hours: Tuesday - Friday: 11 AM - 7 PM Saturday: 11 AM - 6 PM ADMISSION FREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Heures d'ouverture de la galerie: Mardi - Vendredi: 11h00 a 19h00 Samedi: 11h00 a 18h00 ENTREE GRATUITE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
JANUARY 10, SATURDAY/SANEDI 10 JANVIER Till February 26, Au 26 Fervier 2009. *Japan Foundation 1:00 - 2:30 PM/13h00 a 14h30. - SECOND FLOOR - www.jftor.org E-mail: [email protected] , Tel: 416 966 1600 ext. 400, Fax: 416 966 9773. Director: Suzuki, Masayuki. Tel: 416 966 1600 ext. 400, Fax: 416 966 9773. Executive Administrator: Yamada, Kinji. E-mail: [email protected] , Tel: 416 966 1600 ext. 232, Fax: 416 966 9773. Program Officer: Miki, Tani, Japanese Studies. E-mail: [email protected] , Tel: 416 966 1600 ext. 230, Fax: 416 966 9773. 131 Bloor St., W., Toronto - Special Demonstration - "ENSO" - Contemporary Japanese Calligraphy Exhibition - An Exhibition of work by Noriko Maeda. Enso is a symbolic shape in Japanese Calligraphy. It is simply a circle, however, every circle reflects the uniqueness of the creator. In Zen Buddhism, it is said that Enso exposes the absolute truth and symbolizes enlightenment and the universe. The painting of an Enso is an expression of the moment and reveals the spirit of the artist. The strength of the line, its splashes, rugged bumps and seamless flow are all filled with subtle, yet complex, nuances. As no two creators are alike, the same lines resonate differently to its viewers. RSVP required !To reserve call: Tel: 416 966 1600 ext. 400 or E-mail: [email protected] . Till February 26, Au 26 Fervier 2009.
JANUARY 17, SATURDAY/SANEDI 17 JANVIER of stereo images to consider the relationship between greenhouse structures, atriums and other contemporsry public spaces, in a commentary on artificiality and control in the context of "supermodernity" as expressed by Anthony Vidler. & "MALL/FLIP" An Exhibition of installation photo on MDF by Allyson Clay. Allyson Clay's exhibition, MALL/FLIP, is a meditation on consumerism, market volatility and the exuberance of expendable income. The installation, 10 x 12 feet in size, is comprised of 17 aluminum ellipses of different sizes, some painted with car paint, others mounted with C-prints of California's South Coast Plaza, "exploding"off of a centre ellipse, suggesting coins tossed into the air. Till February 14, 2009 Au 14 Fevrier 2009. Galerie hours: Tuesday - Saturday: 11 AM - 5 PM ADMISSION FREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Heures d'ouverture de la galerie: Mardi - Samedi: 11h00 a 17h00 ENTREE GRATUITE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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JANUARY 22, THURSDAY/JEUDI 22 JANVIER Galerie hours: Monday to Friday 9 AM - 5 PM Saturday 12 PM - 5 PM ADMISSION FREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Heures d'ouverture de la galerie: Mercredi - Samedi: 9h00 a 17h00 Samedi: 12h00 a 17h00 ENTREE GRATUITE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *The Koffler Gallery OPENING RECEPTION 7 - 9 PM/VERNISSAGE 19h00 a 21h00 - Koffler Centre of the Arts at the Bathurst Jewish Community Centre - www.kofflerarts.org E-mail: [email protected], Tel: 416 636 1880 ext 268, Fax: 416 636 5813. Madame Lori Starr, Executive Director, e-mail: [email protected] , Tel: 416 636 1880 x296. Mademoiselle Claire Eckert e-mail: [email protected] . Monsieur Itamar Stern e-mail: [email protected] . The Koffler Gallery Off-site: Venue: at Honest Ed's, Second Floor, West Wing. 581 Bloor St., W., Toronto "Honest Threads" An Exhibition of an interactive installation by Iris Häussler. In a crossover between art, literature, and theatre, acclaimed Toronto artist Iris Häussler creates immersive environments that explore personal histories, either real or fictional. Both imitating and challenging museum practices, Häussler integrates found and fabricated archives and artifacts in her installations, raising questions about the demarcation between art and everyday life. With this new project, Häussler engages the GTA public in sharing real life stories.. * ABOUT THE ARTIST * Mademoiselle Iris Häussler was born in Friedrichshafen, Germany and immigrated to Canada in 2001. She studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich and has exhibited widely throughout Europe. She is best known for her off-site installations in which she constructs fictitious personae through the material environment they live in. Locations have included rented apartments (Ou topos, 1989; Ou topos, 1990; Mneme, 1996; Monopati, 2000), hotel rooms (Propolis, 1993) and most recently an entire residential house in downtown Toronto for The Legacy of Joseph Wagenbach (2006), an installation curated by Rhonda Corvese. Häussler's interest lies in the range of reactions of her protagonists to their life circumstances; Mark Kingwell has coined the term "haptic conceptual" for these narrative encounters. A complementary part of Häussler's work focuses on the visitor, with interactive installations that explore human existence and biography, including collections of human milk (Paidi, 1994) or institutional laundry (On Loan, 1995), interventions into hotel rooms (Piggyback, 1995), redefining the gallery as an overnight sleeping space (Xenotope, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2000) or exchanging clothing (Transition coat, 1999). Häussler currently lives in Toronto.. Curator: Mademoiselle Mona Filip. Till March 8, 2009 Au 8 Mars 2009. Galerie hours: Tuesday to Friday 10 AM - 4 PM Sunday 12 PM - 4 PM ADMISSION FREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Heures d'ouverture de la galerie: Mardi - Vendredi: 10h00 a 16h00 Dimanche: 12h00 a 16h00 ENTREE GRATUITE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *Propeller OPENING RECEPTION 7 - 10 PM/VERNISSAGE 19h00 a 22h00 Centre for the Visual Arts www.propellerctr.com E-mail: [email protected] , Tel: 416 504 7142. 984 Queen St., W., Toronto Main Gallery: From "Bust" To "Zoom" An Exhibition of work by Jim Bourke, Robert Caspary, Pat Dumas-Hudecki, Joan Kaufman, Margie Kelk, Christopher McNulty, Faye Mullen, Rita Ridaz-Lepsi, Rochelle Rubinstein, Michelle Salter, Joseph Muscat, Daniel Yu, Nick Rubi, Myriam Van Neste, Emily Waters and Lisa Wood. Curated by Monsieur Moses Znaimer. If youth is wasted on the young, can maturity be savoured by the seasoned? Can youthful exuberance develop into more experienced exaltation? An aging global population is now realizing that their "years of decline" can morph into a coming of age.. In the 1960's, Monsieur Spock said,"Live long and prosper." In this century, Monsieur Moses Znaimer points us to the possibilities which this blessing entails. With an aging demographic, the mature years can be transformed from "bust" to "boom" - or, more aptly, "Zoom." Artists have always pondered the human condition. Today's artists, like their cave-dwelling forebears, create art which is relevant to their particular circumstances. An extended, active and healthy life is now within our reach. Ignoring this would be akin to glossing over the invention of the wheel. Till February 1, 2009 Au 1 Fevrier 2009. Galerie hours: Wednesday - Saturday: 12 PM - 6 PM Sunday: 12 AM - 5 PM ADMISSION FREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Heures d'ouverture de la galerie: Mecredi - Samedi: 12h00 a 18h00 Dimanche: 12h00 a 17h00 ENTREE GRATUITE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
JANUARY 23, FRIDAY/VENDREDI 23 JANVIER An Exhibition of work by Joanna Berzowska Linda Imai, Andrea Ling, Annie Thompson, Dorkenwald — Spitzer and Hilly Yeung. "It's a Beastly World after all" An Exhibition of work by Felieke van der Leest. "United We Stand" An Exhibition of work by Rob Southcott. "Monument" An Exhibition of work by Erika Jacobs. "Beautifying the Hunt" An Exhibition of work by Annie Tung and Einav Mekori. "You can't get there from here" An Exhibition of work by Anna Lindsay MacDonald, Gwen MacGregor, Benny Nemerofsky Ramsay and Flavio Trevisan. "Mountain Man" An Exhibition of work by Elinor Whidden. "The Old Guard is Dead!" An Exhibition of work by Daryl Vocat. & ARCHITECTURE: "Building on History" Goldsmith Borgal &Company Ltd., E.R.A. Architects Inc., Taylor Hazell Architects Ltd., Peter Sibbald. & SERVICE CANADA PAVILION: "And sunlight thronged the glass" An Exhibition of work by Virginia Mak. Till March 8, 2009 Au 8 Mars 2009. *PIKTO Gallery OPENING RECEPTION 6 - 9 PM/VERNISSAGE 18h00 a 21h00 - THE HISTORIC DITILLERY DISTRICT - CANNERY BLDG. #59, SUITE: #103. East of Parliament 1 block south of Front St., E.. www.pikto.ca E-mail: [email protected] , [email protected] , Tel: 416 203 3443. 55 Mill St., Toronto "TUNISIAN PHOTOGRAPHS" An Exhibition of photography by Neil Rough. Till February 27, 2009 Au 27 Fevrier 2009. Galerie hours: Monday - Friday: 9 AM - 7 PM Saturday: 10 AM - 7 PM Sunday: 12 PM - 6 PM ADMISSION FREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Heures d'ouverture de la galerie: Lundi - Vendredi: 9h00 a 19h00 Samedi: 10h00 a 19h00 Dimanche: 12h00 a 18h00 ENTREE GRATUITE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
JANUARY 28, WEDNESDAY/MERCREDI 28 JANVIER Saturday 12 PM - 4 PM ADMISSION FREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Heures d'ouverture de la galerie: Mardi - Vendredi: 12h00 a 17h00 Samedi: 12h00 a 16h00 ENTREE GRATUITE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *University of Toronto Art Centre Gallery OPENING RECEPTION 7 PM/VERNISSAGE 19h00 www.arts.utoronto.ca/Galleries www.utac.utoronto.ca Tel: 416 978 1838, Fax: 416 971 2059. UTAC Director: Madame Niamh O'Laoghaire. E-mail: [email protected] , Tel: 416 946 7015. Gallery Art Curator: Monsieur Matthew Brower . E-mail: [email protected] , Tel: 416 978 8404. Business & Programs Coordinator: Mademoiselle Maureen Smith . E-mail: [email protected] , Tel: 416 946 7089. 15 King's College Circle, Toronto "Dry As Dust" - THE MALCOM VISION - An Exhibition of Figure Form and Ground: 18th and 19th Century Art. RSVP: 416 978 1838 or [email protected] . Till March 14, 2009 Au 14 Mars 2009. Galerie hours: Tuesday to Friday 12 PM - 5 PM Saturday 12 PM - 4 PM ADMISSION FREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Heures d'ouverture de la galerie: Mardi - Vendredi: 12h00 a 17h00 Samedi: 12h00 a 16h00 ENTREE GRATUITE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *Americas Society OPENING RECEPTION 7:30 PM/VERNISSAGE 19h30 - CORNER PARK AVENUE & E 68TH STREET - www.americas-society.org Americas Society and Council of the Americas President & CEO: Madame Susan Segal. E-mail: [email protected] . www.as-coa.org Americas Society Council of the Americas Senior Director of Policy: Monsieur Christopher Sabatini. E-mail: [email protected] . Canadian Foundation for the Americas Fondation canadienne pour les Ameriques Director of Communications/Editor Directora de Communicaciones/Editora: Mademoiselle Rachel Schmidt E-mail: [email protected] . The Canadian Council for the Americas Le Conseil Canadien pour les Ameriques Chair: Monsieur Ken Frankel E-mail: kenfrankel01@ yahoo.ca . www.counciloftheamericas.org E-mail: [email protected] , Tel: 212 277 8359. 680 Park Ave, New York, NY 10021 "Moon Tears" - Mapuche Art and Cosmology - An Exhibition of a selection of works from Domeyko Cassel Collection, Santiago, Chile. Guest Curator: Dr. Thomas D. Dillehay. The Mapuche are the largest indigenous group in southern South America, they successfully resisted European intrusion longer than any indigenous society in American history until they were defeated by the Chilean army in the mid-1890s. Moon Tears: Mapuche Art and Cosmology presents objects from the Domeyko Cassel Collection, Santiago, Chile, that intend to elucidate Mapuche culture and history. The symbolic and artistic qualities of the objects presented in the exhibition reflect the high quality of cultural materialism and symbolism, social history, religious fervor, and political power of the Mapuche from the late 1800s to the mid-1900s. Various object forms and design motifs on them reveal Andean, Incan, and Spanish cultural influences from the north. Through these objects we can partially recover the Mapuche's view of their past as preserved in the artistically and materially symbolic representation of resistance, public ceremony, gender, shamanism, and their understandings of the social and historical landscapes that surround them. Many objects in the collection also reflect directly on the core of Mapuche cosmology and religion, focusing on practices that link the living with their ancestors and major deities. By reflecting on the objects that represent these and other themes and presenting them in a visual narrative, we can begin to understand the thoughts an d cosmologies that have governed and continue to govern how the Mapuche have lived and survived. Americas Society gratefully acknowledges Empresas CMPC and El Mercurio for their generous support of this. & "Four Corners of the Sky" A Lecture by Dr. Thomas Dillehay, 6.30 PM/18h30. This exhibition is supported by Empresas CMPC and El Mercurio as part of the celebrations in honor of the bicentennial of the independence of Chile in 2010. Admission: FREE! Reservations required. Till April 11, 2009, Au 11 Avril 2009. Galerie hours: Wednesday - Saturday: 12 PM - 6:00 PM ADMISSION FREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Heures d'ouverture de la galerie: Mercredi - Samedi: 12h00 a 18h00 ENTREE GRATUITE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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