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ROM: David Hockney's Fresh Flowers: Drawings on iPhones and iPads
The Institute for Contemporary Culture (ICC) at the ROM presents David Hockney's Fresh Flowers: Drawings on iPhones and iPads, an exhibition that reveals the artist's extraordinary use of this novel new
artistic medium and its impact on shaping visual culture today.
Originally presented by the Fondation Pierre Bergé/Yves Saint Laurent in Paris, this ICC presentation is the exhibition's North American debut
and marks Hockney's first major show in Canada in over two decades.
The exhibition features approximately 100 iPhone drawings displayed on 20 iPod Touches, as well as an additional 100 iPad drawings on 20
iPads. More than 20 Hockney drawings in the exhibition will feature playback animations, allowing viewers insight into the artist's creative process as one views the works being drawn from start to finish.
Fresh Flowers will also feature two films featuring Hockney working on an iPad, eight large-scale animated projections of recent iPad drawings, and a nine-minute triptych slide show with an additional 169 images.
In 2008, soon after getting his first iPhone, Hockney discovered the Brushes application as well as other apps enabling him to produce works of extraordinary variety. In his early iPhone work, Hockney used
his thumb and fingers to create images directly on the device's screen—modifying colour and hue and layering brushstrokes of various width and opacity.
After the introduction of the iPad in April 2010,
Hockney developed a more complex and diverse oeuvre thanks to the tablet's larger size and the introduction of a stylus. To date, he has created nearly 1,000 images on his iPhone and iPad ranging in subject matter from
flowers and plants, portraiture to landscapes and still lifes.
"I was aware immediately when I started drawing on the iPhone that it was not only a new medium but also a very new way to distribute pictures,"
says Hockney. "I have always been an advocate of drawing. I always thought the teaching of drawing was the teaching of looking - very good for everybody! I joked about it - who would have thought the telephone could
bring back drawing? One quickly realizes that it is a luminous medium and very good for luminous subjects. I began to draw the sunrise seen from my bed on the east coast of England. The iPhone was by my bed; it
contained every thing you needed; no mess; so you didn't even have to clean up. I wouldn't have drawn the sunrise with just a pencil and a piece of paper. It was the luminosity of the screen that connected me to
it."
On Now until Jan. 1 Roloff Beny Gallery, Level 4, Michael Lee-Chin Crystal Royal, Ontario Museum, 100 Queen's Park | Admission: $16 - $24 Half price on Fri.
evenings (4:30 PM - 9:30 PM)
AGO: Chagall And The Russian Avant-Garde
Organized by the Centre Pompidou.
Chagall and the Russian Avant-Garde: Masterpieces from the Collection of the Centre Pompidou, Paris
features the lush, colourful, and dreamlike art of Marc Chagall alongside the visionaries of Russian modernism, including Wassily Kandinsky, Kasimir Malevich, Natalia Goncharova, Sonia Delaunay, and Vladimir Tatlin.
Drawn from the collection of the Centre Pompidou, the exhibition examines how Chagall's Russian heritage influenced and informed his artistic practice, illustrating how he at turns embraced and rejected
broader movements in art history as he developed his widely beloved style. Chagall and the Russian Avant-Garde comprises 118 works from a broad array of media, including painting, sculpture, works on paper,
photography, and film. The artwork is drawn entirely from the collection of the Centre Pompidou and features 32 works by Chagall and eight works by Kandinsky.
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On Now until Jan. 15 Art Gallery of Ontario, 317 Dundas St. W. | Admission: $25 Phone: 1 877 225-4246 or 416 979-6648 or online by clicking here
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.
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ROM: Maya: Secrets of their Ancient World
The Royal Ontario Museum premieres
Maya: Secrets of their Ancient World, on display in the ROM's Garfield Weston Exhibition Hall until April 9, 2012. This original exhibition vibrantly brings to life the Classic Period (250 - 900 CE) of this
ancient Mesoamerican culture.
Widespread interest in the ancient Maya world first occurred in the mid-19th century with the discovery of foliage-clad temples and sculptures among extensive ruins at several
sites in Mexico and Central America.
The Maya: Secrets of their Ancient World exhibition is an international collaboration between the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) and the
Canadian Museum of Civilization (CMC).
Nearly 250 artifacts have been assembled, including large sculptures, ceramics, masks, and jewellery, to illuminate the relationships between the Maya ruling class and
the balance of its society. The objects also reveal numerous aspects of Maya life, which, until the end of the 19th century, had been shrouded in mystery. Maya city states, palace life, and rituals and beliefs,
including a timely look at what they thought would occur in the year 2012, are all examined in the exhibition.
Most of the exhibition's objects have been selected from numerous Mexican museums in the Yucatan
Peninsula region where the Maya mainly live, while others are of the ROM's own renowned holdings. Prominent institutions, including the British Museum, Princeton University Art Museum, and Toronto's own Gardiner Museum
have also loaned artifacts. Most of the showcased objects have never before been seen in Canada, and many, some only recently excavated, are recognized as among the most significant archaeological finds of the Maya
civilization. Among these is the limestone Tablet of the Warriors from Temple XVII
depicting a captured warrior kneeling in front of a king from Palenque. Following painstaking conservation efforts by ROM and INAH colleagues, the object's three panels have been brought together for the first time and make their public debut at the ROM.
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On Now Until April 9 Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen's Park Circle | Admission: Adults $25, Seniors & Students
$22.50, Children $17, Children 3 & under and Members Free. Reduced prices are in effect every Fri. evening form 4:30 PM - 8:30 PM
TIFF: Grace Kelly: From Movie Star to Princess
A tribute to the life and style of one of the world's most beloved stars.
Running to January 22, 2012,
Grace Kelly: From Movie Star to Princess features
rarely-displayed items and artifacts ranging from Grace Kelly's days as a leading lady in Hollywood to a princess of one of Europe's oldest royal families. The exhibition features many of her original dresses, a special exhibit around an exact replica of her iconic wedding gown, her signature "Kelly bag" and tiara, along with photos from her childhood scrapbooks and high school yearbooks, letters signed "Affectionately, Hitch," telegrams from Prince Rainier and her Academy Award® statuette for
The Country Girl. Kelly's personal home movies—shot on Super 8, and featuring her famous friends and family—provide visitors with an extremely rare glimpse into her personal life. Grace Kelly: From Movie
Star to Princess is based on the Grimaldi Forum's "The Grace Kelly Years" exhibition in Monaco, and the Victoria and Albert Museum's "Grace Kelly: Style Icon" exhibition in London. TIFF Bell Lightbox is the only
venue in North America to host elements from these landmark shows and to complement the exhibition with dedicated film programmes.
Launching in conjunction with the exhibition on November 4, TIFF
Cinematheque's film series Icy Fire: The Hitchcock Blonde is a fascinating exploration of the great director's obsession with the cool, regal blonde goddesses that Kelly played for him in
Dial M for Murder, To Catch a Thief and Rear Window, and December brings a Grace on Screen programme which surveys Kelly's brief but spectacularly successful screen career from her first small appearances to her
most famous starring roles.
Nov. 4 - Jan. 22 TIFF Bell Lightbox, 350 King St. W. | Tickets: FREE for TIFF Members, $15 for general public
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