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Design Exchange: Upcoming Exhibits
:: The Art Of Clairtone Until Oct. 12 For a decade, in the 1960s, Clairtone
Sound Corporation captured the spirit of the times: sophisticated, cosmopolitan, liberated. From its modern oiled-walnut and teak consoles to its minimalist logo and promotional materials, Clairtone produced a powerful
and enduring body of design work.
Founded in 1958 by two young Canadians, Peter Munk and David Gilmour, the fledgling manufacturer of hi-fi and TV consoles quickly became known for its iconic designs and
masterful advertising campaigns. The company employed some of the most talented designers and original thinkers working in Canada at the time––among them, Carl Dair, Dalton Camp, Chris Yaneff, and Hugh Spencer––who
ensured that Clairtone used the wittiest copy, the latest typefaces, and the most up-to-date exhibit and signage systems.
The exhibit includes more than 70 artifacts including original Clairtone hi-fi
consoles, vintage furniture and fashion, as well as TV commercials from the 1960s, Hollywood film clips, interviews with the founders, archival photographs, brochures, notebooks, and rare blueprints. The exhibition is
an in-depth look at an iconoclastic company that once seemed to represent all the promise of Canada.
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The Art of Clairtone: The Making of a Design Icon Until Oct. 13 Curated by Rachel Gotleib, catalogue
co-autored with Nina Munk, this exhibition is a celebration of Clairtone's fiftiest anniversary. The Clairtone collection and archive at DX represent a major portion of the DX holdings and are an important part of
Canadian design history. Along with this exhibit, Design Exchange is honoured to work with the publishers McClelland & Stewart, the authors Nina Munk and Rachel Gotlieb, and the designer Barb Woolley to present The
Art of Clairtone, The Making of a Design Icon.
Design Exchange 234 Bay St. Mon. - Fri. 10:00 PM - 5:00 PM, Sat & Sun. 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM |
Admission: $5 Adults / $4 Seniors For further information about hours of operation and the exhibitions,
please click here or phone: 416 363-6121
Royal Ontario Museum: Exhibitions
Shreyas and Mina Ajmera Gallery of Africa, the Americas and Asia Pacific
:: This 7,500 square foot gallery presents the artistic and
cultural traditions of indigenous peoples from Africa, the American continents, the Asia-Pacific region and Oceania. This is the first permanent home for these collections in over 30 years, with more than 1,400
artifacts on display for the first time. The artifacts reveal aspects of spiritual and everyday life, commerce, sacred and secular ritual and art of an indigenous people. The collections were gathered between the late 19
th century to the present and represent some of the Museum's founding collections.
Patricia Harris Gallery of Textiles & Costume
:: This 600 m2 (6,500 square foot) cathedral-like space with angular walls rises to approximately 13 m (43 feet). The gallery presents highlights from the ROM's rich collection of
50,000 textile and costume artifacts, through displays of approximately 200 pieces dating from the 1st millennium BC to the 21st
century, changed on a regular basis for the purposes of conservation. Outstanding examples include a Chinese imperial costume, late Antique and early Islamic textiles from Egypt, western fashion from the Baroque period to the present day and early Canadian coverlets.
ROM Showcases Sobey Award Finalists
Until Oct. 13
:: The Institute for Contemporary Culture (ICC) at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) hosts the Exhibition of
the 2008 Sobey Art Award presented by Scotiabank, on Level 3 of the Museum's Centre Block.
This exhibition features over 50 contemporary artworks, including paintings, sculptures, performance art, video
installations and photography, by the Award's finalists, five of Canada's most up-and-coming young artists. The winner, selected by the Sobey Art Award's curatorial panel, will be announced at a gala held at the ROM on
October 1. Shanghai 1860-1940: Historical Photographs Until
October 26
:: Historical Photographs provide an intimate glimpse of Shanghai in the late 19th
and early 20th
century, a rich yet tumultuous period in its history. Personal, powerful and poignant images chronicle a century of the city's architecture, people and way of life up to the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949. The exhibit includes images from the ROM's extensive collections of historical photographs, including recent gifts by Joey and Toby Tanenbaum and Jacob Way and Amelia Gertrud Way-Evans, and 12 photographs by celebrated photographer Sam Tata (1911-2005) on loan from the Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography in Ottawa. The exhibition will be presented in the Herman Herzog Levy Gallery.
Shanghai Kaleidoscope Until November 2
:: Organized by the Institute for Contemporary Culture (ICC) at the ROM, Shanghai Kaleidoscope offers an unprecedented
view of one of the world's most dynamic cities, highlighting an emerging generation of Chinese artists, architects, and fashion designers. Examining Shanghai as a laboratory for 21st-century urban
creation, the exhibition brings together an adventurous mix of art and video installations, photo-works, designer fashion apparel and runway videos by the city's leading contemporary artists and designers. The
exhibition will be presented in the Roloff Beny Gallery in the ROM's Michael Lee-Chin Crystal.
Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queens Park Crescent | Admission: $14 - $20 Phone: 416 586-8000 Hours: Daily 10AM - 5:30 PM Fri. until 9:30 PM
Power Plant Fall Exhibitions
:: Scott Lyall: The Colour Ball As with recent artist surveys at The Power Plant, 'The
Color Ball' is a new installation that draws from past work, in this case seven of Lyall's previous projects involving performance. The commission ¥? a structure of rotating party lights ¥? functions within this
conceptual framework and, in conditioning how viewers see the work, incorporates the entire exhibition. Named after a fictitious gala reminiscent of The Power Plant's annual fundraising Power Ball, 'The Color Ball'
evokes a haunted ballroom. It also alludes to art works which have taken parties and socializing as their theme ¥? from Marc Camille Chaimowicz's 'Celebration? Real life' (1972) to Judy Chicago's 'The Dinner Party'
(1974-79) and Rikrit Tiravanija's projects serving food. Literally, the exhibition references the color-sphere selector used in computer imaging-software. This spherical diagram i ncorporates every hue at every
intensity and shade, resulting in a black centre. 'The Color Ball,' suggests Lyall, is therefore the figure of "every image, whatever"
:: Harrell Fletcher: Work In Progress Harrell Fletcher has always enjoyed making art with
other people, especially those who don't consider themselves artists, or who lack access to the art world. For his as-yet-untitled exhibition at The Power Plant Fletcher invited six emerging artists from Toronto (who in
turn invited six people who don't see themselves as artists) to together devise an exhibition from scratch.
Over ten days, participants took field trips throughout the city to places that they wouldn't usually
encounter. These visits stimulated art projects that apply a DIY aesthetic of improvisation to everyday sites, people and stories. Projects might encompass anything and everything from drawings to videos, podcasts to
banners, found materials to publications, as well as guest speakers and temporary public interventions.
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Manon De Boer This exhibition by Dutch artist Manon de Boer combines two films and one audio work that, in different ways, capture
people in the act of remembering. In the films we encounter two women recalling their formative years in Paris in the 1970s. Sylvia Kristel – Paris, 2003, depicts the star of the famed soft-core Emmanuelle films
reminiscing about her past. Resonating Surfaces, 2005, meanwhile, creates a picture of both Paris and São Paulo through the memories of Suely Rolnik: a psychoanalyst, translator and former lover of Gilles Deleuze
Liss Gallery: Bob Gruen - Rockers
:: New York's legendary rock photographer Bob
Gruen will launch the first Canadian exhibition of his iconic shots at the Liss Gallery on Toronto's famed Yorkville Avenue .
The 62-year-old photographer's shots of John Lennon, Led Zeppelin, Tina Turner, Blondie,
The Rolling Stones and the rock bands which created the punk music revolution have been published and republished time after time.
Gruen, who will be in Toronto to launch the exhibit, was given his first
photography pass at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965 — and his shots of Bob Dylan's controversial "electric" debut performance helped establish him.
Still a familiar figure in New York clubs, still taking
dynamic but thoughtful pictures of artists few of us have heard of — yet — Gruen is blessed with a sharp memory of the artists he photographed and the musical friendships he has made.
Although there have been
previous exhibitions of Gruen's work in New York, London, Washington, Amsterdam, Mexico City and Sao Paulo, the show at the Liss Gallery is the first time his work has been exhibited in Canada.
Sept. 18 - Oct. 9 Liss Gallery, 140 Yorkville Ave. | Phone: 416 787-9872 CONTACT 2009 Call For Submissions THEMATIC FOCUS: Still Revolution
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CONTACT welcomes submissions for Feature Exhibitions addressing the thematic focus of the festival Still Revolution. Selected Feature Exhibitions will be presented as chief components of the
thematic focal point of the festival, with significant profiles in the CONTACT magazine, web site and promotional materials.
Submissions for Feature Exhibitions must include:
Exhibition Proposal: a concise one-page summary of the exhibition,
with description of relationship to the theme. Please include exhibition dates, venue name, address, telephone, email and venue contact person;
Up to 15 digital files (J-pegs maximum 1 MB each);
Corresponding list describing dimensions of work, media, title and year of production;
C.V. or other biographical information for each artist participating in the exhibition;
Correspondence details for inquiries (if different from venue): name, address, telephone, email;
Self-addressed stamped envelope (S.A.S.E.) for return of submission.
CONTACT 2009 Thematic Focus: Still Revolution
will look back to the revolutionary foundations of photography while looking forward to the innovations that are stimulating a transformation of the role and function of the medium. Suspending moments in time that are always in flux, this theme will reflect a complex history marked by pervasive change. From reportage to abstraction, documented fact to constructed fiction, Still Revolution will explore photography through its many complex, ever-evolving manifestations. For full theme description,
please click here
Early registration fee: $450.50 (fee only applies if paid by Nov. 28) | Final Registration fee: $492.90 | Not-for-profit fee: $344.50
(special rate for non-profit organizations: proof of status must be provided prior to registration) Office hours: Monday - Friday, 9 am to 5 pm For further information, please call Persilia
Caton, Festival Coordinator 416 539-9595 or email info@contactphoto.com To regioster online, please click here
Toronto International Art Fair
:: Showcasing established and highly esteemed
Canadian and international modern and contemporary fine art as well as a dedicated area to new and cutting edge artists, the fair is underpinned with an exceptional roster of cultural programming of special projects and
impressive guest speakers. A must attend event for art aficionados, collectors and industry professionals interested in being part of the current dialogue amongst esteemed galleries, curators and visual art experts from
North America, South America and Europe.
The Toronto International Art Fair
is the only major contemporary and modern gallery art fair in Canada with last years event attracting over 18,000 visitors to view and purchase art from 100 international exhibiting galleries.
Oct. 2 - Oct. 6
Metro Convention Centre, 255 Fornt St. W. | Admission: $12 - $16 For further details, please click here
Scotiabank Nuit Blanche
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From sunset on Saturday, October 4 to sunrise on Sunday, October 5, Scotiabank Nuit Blanche will once again take over the streets of Toronto.
Since the inaugural event in 2006, the all-night celebration
of creativity and contemporary art has secured its place among the most important cultural events in North America.
Last year more than 800,000 people experienced the magic of art in unlikely spaces, as more
than 500 artists created 195 contemporary art projects in parks, alleyways and abandoned warehouses. Additionally, cultural institutions from museums to galleries to artist-run centres opened their doors and offered
free access to contemporary art city-wide.
The
curators for the Scotiabank Nuit Blanche 2008 exhibitions are: Wayne Baerwaldt from Calgary, Alberta and Gordon Hatt from Kitchener, Ontario who will curate exhibitions in the city's downtown core, and Dave Dyment and
Haema Sivanesan from Toronto who will use their visions to transform Liberty Village in the city's west end.
Oct. 4 from sundown to sunrise at various venues throughout the city | For further information, please click here
Photographic And Digital imaging Show
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All the latest digital imaging products, including some of the latest releases from Photokina, demonstrations, workshops. New and used equipment for sale.
Oct. 17 - Oct. 19
International Centre, Hall 5, 6900 Airport Rd. Mississauga | Admission: $13 - $15
L'Oreal Fashion Week - Spring '09 Collections
:: Canada's fashion elite will
assemble under the tented house of fashion built by the Fashion Design Council of Canada in Nathan Phillips Square as L'Oreal Fashion Week celebrates the16th season in Toronto.
This season is all about
flaunting your "Fabulous" through fashion. Attitudes do the talking as style mavens and industry insiders unite for the five day bi-annual event.
Produced by the Fashion Design Council of Canada, the week of
festivities puts the spotlight on Canada's top fashion talent and international innovators while bringing up-and-coming designers into the media limelight. Over 50 designers from across the country unite under one roof
to strut their wares.
Embodying true elegance, iconic Canadian designer Alfred Sung will open the week celebrating love through a fashion show featuring his stunning bridal collection. Fashion Week veterans
David Dixon, Pink Tartan, Joeffer Caoc and Joe Fresh will unveil collections securing their reign as Canada's top talent.
Montreal's Renata Morales, Andy Th-Anh and Denis Gagnon are poised to once again wow
all in attendance; while Katya Revenko, Lucian Matis, Evan Biddell, Evan and Dean, League of Lovers and Thieves among others are sure to impress as they establish themselves amongst Canada's stylish set.
Oct. 20 - Oct. 25 under the big tent, Nathan Phillips Square | Admission: Public Passes available by clicking here Industry and Media Passes available by clicking here
Royal Ontario Museum:
The Nature Of Diamonds ::
Against the backdrop of spectacular jewellery and stunning gemstones, a rich and storied history of an extraordinary material is told. The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) presents The Nature of Diamonds, the most
wide-ranging exhibition ever developed on the allure of diamonds.
Exploring humankind's ongoing fascination with the diamond, The Nature of Diamonds
provides an in-depth examination of it as a natural substance, digging into its geologic origins, how it is mined, its cultural significance in art, literature, and ornamentation, and its numerous uses in modern science and technology.
The Nature of Diamonds is organised by the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH), New York in collaboration with the ROM; the Houston Museum of Natural Science; and The Field Museum, Chicago.
The exhibition showcases approximately 500 brilliant objects, drawn from private collections and major museums from around the world. Lenders to the exhibition include esteemed companies such as Cartier, Tiffany
& Co., Van Cleef & Arpels, and the ROM's Presenting Sponsor, De Beers Canada.
Oct. 25 - Mar. 22, 2009 Garfield Weston Exhibition Hall (located on Level B2) in the ROM's Michael
Lee-Chin Crystal | Admission: $15 - $22 Children under 3 are free. Schools and student groups should click here
or call the ROM's Education Department at 416.586.5801 for information on Diamonds' School Visits which are offered at both the elementary and secondary level
ROM
Material Ball : Diamonds ::
The ROM celebrates this stunning exhibition on November 13, 2008, with the gala fundraising event Material Ball: Diamonds, hosted by Jeanne Beker.
The evening will feature the North
American premiere of the spring 2009 collection by world-renowned fashion designer Giambattista Valli. This exclusive runway show is presented by Alex and Simona Shnaider.
Proceeds from the evening will
support the ROM's Burnham Brett Endowment for Textiles and Costume and the Renaissance ROM campaign. A limited number of host and patron tables are available.
Nov. 13
Royal Ontario Museum | For further information contact Kirsten Kamper at the ROM Governors at 416 586.8064 or email by clicking here
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