Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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TRICHOPHILIA by Francis Luta
Sunday, November 6, 2011 starting at 7pm Wayla Bar his new works shows its refine version with a thematic focus on hair obsession and fetish.
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¡Patria o Libertad! Johanna Reich: ‘Monument’
by Emese Krunák-Hajagos September 9 – October 30, 2011 MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY CANADIAN ART She steps back, looks at it for a moment and then steps up on the stool and disappears into the painting.
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Troy Brooks: Colossus
by Jonathan Valelley PENTIMENTO FINE ART GALLERY October 28 – November 27, 2011 “I have always loved loud women,” says painter Troy Brooks, women who are authoritative, dynamic, bold,
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Janet Bellotto: “The Lure”
November 3 – November 27, 2011 Opening: Thursday, November 3, 6 – 9 pm De Luca Fine Art | Gallery an installation of illuminating and fragrant objects and scintillating video…
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Black & White Fundraising Gala
Saturday, November 12th, 2011 VIP RECEPTION: 6:00PM, VIP Dinner: 7:00-9:30PM BINARY PARTY: 8:00PM – 2:00AM Design Exchange “Karim, Hani, and Lise Anne are role models for all aspiring young architects and designers, but especially to young women and newcomers to Canada.”
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Get Contemporary
Saturday, October 5, 6 – 10pm Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art Launch Party In a series of photographs and video installations, the beautiful subtleties of human interactions become visible through the uniform application of colour. Individuals drenched in pepto-bismol-like-pink paint perform simple actions like holding hands or hugging which, against a stark white background, creates…
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Art for Tibet
Saturday, October 5, 6 – 10:30pm This year’s Art for Tibet drew attention to the persecution of Tibetan artists and writers by honouring Tibetan artists in Tibet and in exile for their contribution to Tibetan contemporary culture.
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Tara Coopers “Weather Girls Field Guide to Lightning”
October 27 – November 26, 2011 Artist talks: Thursday, October 27, 6-7 pm Opening: Thursday, October 27, 7-9 pm Open Studio Gallery Combining print with film and sculpture, the exhibition conflates the impersonal language of the statistic
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Flora Shum: “RLPA2011THF”
October 27 – November 26, 2011 Artist talks: Thursday, October 27, 6-7 pm Opening: Thursday, October 27, 7-9 pm Open Studio Gallery This series of etchings explores the possibilities, blurring the boundaries, creating new bodies
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¡Patria o Libertad! ANTUAN:‘Left or Right’
by Emese Krunák-Hajagos September 9 – October 30, 2011 MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY CANADIAN ART A man comes into this arena and starts to punch the faces on the bags. He punches and punches them harder and harder until sweat is running down his face and his knuckles become red.
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