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The Artist Project
For four days (February 21 – 24, 2013), artists from a variety of geographic and
creative backgrounds will converge and connect with patrons looking to get a glimpse of tomorrow's Art Stars. From seasoned collectors and first time art buyers, to gallerists and interior designers, The Artist Project
offers visitors a rare opportunity to meet and purchase work directly from over 250 Canadian and International artists. This face-to-face approach allows patrons to experience the thrill of discovering new talent and
take home a great story along with their artwork.
Feb. 21 - Feb. 24 Better Living Centre, Exhibition Place | Admission: $10 - $15 Opening Night Party $25
ROM: Big
The newest installation in the Patricia Harris Gallery of Textiles & Costume on
Level 4 in the Museum's Michael Lee-Chin Crystal, BIG is exclusively drawn from the ROM's collection of nearly 50,000 textiles and costumes. Showcasing 40 artifacts from around the world, this unique exhibition includes
objects assuming their BIG status in a myriad of ways. With some objects publicly displayed for the first time, the installation offers a fresh, new way of exploring the ROM's renowned collections.
"This
installation highlights objects that, in one way or another, are BIG," states Dr. Alexandra Palmer, Nora E. Vaughan Fashion Costume Curator in the ROM's World Cultures department. She continues, "BIG is not just about
size. Even the smallest textile can have BIG personal, social, and cultural value that shifts according to context. BIG brilliantly looks at the meaning of textiles and fashions from around the globe and across time. We
look forward to illustrating for our visitors that less can most definitely be more."
A recent acquisition, and now a highlight of the Museum's permanent collection and this exhibition, Passage #5was designed
by John Galliano for Christian Dior Couture. Specially commissioned by the ROM and made possible by the generous support of the Louise Hawley Stone Charitable Trust, this dramatic coat-dress was inspired by fashion
illustrator René Gruau's drawings of the 1940s and 1950s and is a 21st century reworking of Dior's 1947 New Look. Passage #5 was a highlight of Dior's Spring 2011 collection.
Other exhibition highlights
representing the breadth of the ROM's international collections include a Pre-Columbian Peruvian feather cape dated to 1000 -1476 AD; an Indonesian bark cloth wrapper; and spectacular textiles created for Exposition
Internationale des arts décoratifs et industriels modernes - the BIG Art Deco exhibition held in Paris, 1925. Textiles from Albania, Canada, China, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, France, Germany, Ghana,
Hungary, India, Italy, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, United Kingdom, and USA, vibrantly demonstrate the exhibition's BIG global scope. In addition to Galliano for Dior, contemporary fashions by leading designers Martin
Margiela, Alexander McQueen, Vivienne Tam, and Tom Ford for Yves St Laurent are among the other BIG names on display.
On Now Until Sept. 2013
Patricia Harris Gallery of Textiles & Costume, Level 4 in the Museum's Michael Lee-Chin Crystal, 100 Queens Park
ROM: Observance and Memorial: Photographs from S-21, Cambodia
This exhibit features
103 prisoner photographs, with each person serving as silent witness to the injustice, horror and death that was experienced by some 14,000 prisoners detained at S-21. There are only 23 known survivors of the camp and
only four people have been identified by their photos.
Observance and Memorial raises profound questions about post-colonial legacies, imperialism, nationalism, ideological extremism, accountability,
and justice. One generation later, and with the trials of the surviving Khmer Rouge leaders currently underway in Cambodia, it is timely to reflect on this period of history, commonly referred to as the Cambodian
genocide, when approximately two million Cambodians lost their lives. The ICC properly contextualizes the S-21 prisoner portraits as documentary artifacts of crimes against humanity.
Visitors to the exhibition
may react with powerful emotions. To help resolve the intense content of the show, the third section of the exhibition will be a quiet space intended for personal reflection, as suggested in the title of the exhibition,
Observance and Memorial. In the centre of this space, an architectural sculpture suggesting a Cambodian stupa, or reliquary, will allow visitors to honour the spirits of the deceased and consider their own
relationship to the photographs.
See more details and photos from the exhibit on the Torontowide blog by clicking here
On Now Until March 10, 2013
Roloff Beny Gallery, Level 4 of the Michael Lee-Chin Crystal, Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queens Park
Art Gallery of Ontario - Patti Smith: Camera Solo This winter the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) will offer a glimpse into the world of legendary musician and artist Patti Smith through an intimate exhibition featuring over 75 works
of photography, objects and film, on view from Feb. 9 to May 19, 2013. Best known for her profound influence on the nascent punk rock scene in the late 1970s and 80s, the exhibition will provide a rare opportunity to
experience a different side of this rock icon through her inspired expression in the visual arts.
The first presentation of Smith's works in Canada, Patti Smith: Camera Solo will highlight the continual
connections between Smith's photography and her interest in poetry and literature. The exhibition, originally curated by Susan Talbott, director and CEO of the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art in Hartford, Connecticut,
features approximately 70 black and white photographs taken with Smith's vintage Polaroid camera, presented here as gelatin silver prints. Sophie Hackett, AGO assistant curator of photography, will oversee the
exhibition's installation alongside Talbott.
On Now Until May 19 Art Gallery of Ontario, 317 Dundas St. W. | Admission: Incuded with admission to the gallery
Call For Proposals: Toronto Sculpture Garden
The Toronto Sculpture Garden has been a
leader in Canada in the commissioning of contemporary sculpture since it opened in 1981. Located in an urban park in the downtown core, it serves as a testing ground for artists to explore public space and to address
issues of urban context, materials and scale.
The TSG's Art Advisory Board meets three times a year to review specific proposals. Preference is given to new work that responds to the site; only in exceptional
cases will existing work be considered. We are currently looking for exhibitions for 2010 and beyond. Proposals must be received by the deadlines each year on January 15, May 15 and September 15.
Proposals require:
Drawing(s) showing dimensions and materials and the location of the work on the site.
Brief statement of Theme
Budget showing materials, installation/removal, transportation, and critical costs
10-20 slides, photographs or colour copies (no CD, DVD or video) of relevant work
C.V.
For complete proposal information, including fee structure and site map: please click her
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