Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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RECENT WORKS by SOPHIE PRIVÉ and TIM LAURIN
July 13 – August 13, 2011 TELEPHONE BOOTH GALLERY Privé’s paintings depict beautifully rendered figures that float in a landscape of relationships and conversations that permeate daily life.Laurin’s current focus is on traditional and non-traditional print media
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NEW WORKS by ÉTIENNE GÉLINAS
July 14 – August 7, 2011 Opening: July 14, 6 – 9 Artist in attendance Thompson Landry Gallery In his latest series, Gélinas’ signature artistic style, a blend of geometrical, scientific and numerical concepts, fused with an aesthetic flare, has been pushed to stunning new levels.
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GORDON WIENSHY: BRIDS
July 9-23, 2011 Opening : Saturday July 9, 2 – 4pm, artist in attendance BAU-XI GALLERY Wiens’s finely layered paintings reflect an interest in the transient, fragile nature of existence.
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DREW BURNHAM: BRUSH
July 9 – 23, 2011 Opening Reception and Book Launch: Saturday July 9, 2 – 4 pm artist in attendance BAU-XI GALLERY Drew Burnham is well known for his stylized fluid lines and vivid colours portraying the natural environment.
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ADAM MAKARENKO: GREEN REFUGES
July 9 – 23, 2011 Opening: Saturday July 9, 2-4pm artist in attendance BAU-XI PHOTO Makarenko has garnered incredible notoriety for an emerging photographer. In his new series, the artist focuses on the issue of preservation of our fragile environment.
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Steve Rockwell:“Making Mince Meat Out of dArt Magazine”
July 7 – July 30, 2011 Opening: Thursday, July 7, 6 – 10 p.m. DE LUCA FINE ARTS / GALLERY Steve Rockwell, De Luca Fine Art | Gallery and BQM~the Burger Shoppe, are pleased to introduce the dArt Burger.
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“REJECTS”
July 7 – July 10, 2011 Opening :Thursday, July 7, 7 – 10pm Propeller Centre for Visual Arts 3rd Salon des Refuses from the Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition In the spirit of the 1863 Salon des Refuses artists rejected from the Toronto Outdoor Art exhibition create their own show.
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Gallery 1313 Exhibitions
July 6-17, 2011 Opening: Thursday July 7, 7-10pm GALLERY 1313 Sharing the burden:A Collective Photographic Experience Life Visions Collected by Stephan Briones Chris Sroust: Communicating wwith the mentally ill Gallery 1313 Members Group Show Come Play with Us, Danny.Tapestry by Brette Gabel
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SYLVIA LEFKOVITZ: A RETROSPECTIVE FEATURING PAINTINGS AND SCULPTURES
June 18 – July 8, 2011 Opening: Saturday, June 18, 10am – 6pm GALLERY GEVIK It’s the first Toronto retrospective of Montreal-born Sylvia Lefkovitz (1924-1987). She started her career in Canada, but then travelled to Italy in 1960 to learn the “lost wax” bronze sculpture casting proces. The exhibition features paintings and sculptures from her…
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This is Paradise | Place as state of mind:The Cameron Public House and 1980s Toronto
By Rae Johnson Upon opening its doors under the new ownership in October 1981, the Cameron became a magnet for the most talented and ambitious in the ‘hood. It came together as a kind of social experiment in the form of a hotel, similar to hotels like the Chelsea in New York, but fundamentally different…
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