Tuesday, 30 May 2017

Offerings

Alexander Rondeau from his solo exhibition Making An Offering, which is closing today, at Alliance Française Gallery, Toronto:










Abandoned

From Workman Arts' exhibition Mindset just closed this past weekend, photographs of abandoned former Nazi facility buildings by Stephanie Avery at Artscape Youngplace, Toronto:




Sunday, 28 May 2017

Friday, 26 May 2017

Kinetic Soto

Jesús Rafael Soto from the exhibition As If Sand Were Stone: Contemporary Latin American Art From The AGO Collection currently at the AGO (Art Gallery of Ontario), Toronto:





Thursday, 25 May 2017

As If Sand Were Stone

From the exhibition As If Sand Were Stone: Contemporary Latin American Art From The AGO Collection currently at the AGO (Art Gallery of Ontario), Toronto ...

Wilfredo Prieto's One:




Glenda León's Wasted Time:




Marepe's Empilhamento I:



Jac Leirner's To And From Walker:



Tania Bruguera's Destierro:


Wednesday, 24 May 2017

La Casa Viuda + Negative And Positive

From the exhibition As If Sand Were Stone: Contemporary Latin American Art From The AGO Collection currently at the AGO (Art Gallery of Ontario), Toronto ...

Doris Salcedo's La Casa Viuda II:



Arcangelo Ianelli's Negative And Positive:


Tuesday, 23 May 2017

La Montaña Rusa

I first saw this at London's Hayward Gallery a few years ago.  I was glad to see this past weekend Los Carpinteros's La Montaña Rusa, as part of the exhibition As If Sand Were Stone: Contemporary Latin American Art From The AGO Collection, currently at the AGO (Art Gallery of Ontario), Toronto:







Monday, 22 May 2017

This Is Toronto

Heard this on the radio the other day while driving.  I know.  The video is a series of shameless self-promoting pictures of T.O., which are a bit outdated in some cases.  But the rhythm is really addictive, and the words This Is Toronto are custom-made for us.  What can you do?  It's begging to be the anthem of our city!  Thanks to Sander Kleinenberg - This Is Not Miami:


Video from Andrew Atkins's youtube channel

Sunday, 21 May 2017

Driscoll/landscape

Steve Driscoll at Angell Gallery, Toronto 2017:



Driscoll at Angell, 2012:



Decim8d evening sky, Toronto 2015:


Saturday, 20 May 2017

Telescope + Thames

Tristan Perich's 2007 Telescope with two bass clarinets and two baritone saxophones alongside 1-bit electronics - best to listen to at night under twinkling stars:


From Tristan Perich's SoundCloud channel.


Spring evening sky over the Thames, London 2017:


Thursday, 18 May 2017

M vs June

Squire & Partners' 2015 M by Montcalm hotel at 151 City Road, London:






Bridget Riley's June:



Image from Bridget Riley Complete Prints published by Ridinghouse