Saturday, 31 December 2022

Rae vs Lloyd

At Tate Britain, London 2019 ...

Fiona Rae's Maybe You Can Live On The Moon In The Next Century:


Still of Hilary Lloyd's video One Minute Of Water:


Thursday, 29 December 2022

Rothschild vs Wise

Exactly three years ago today showing at Tate Britain, London ...

Eva Rothschild's The Fallowfield:


Gillian Wise's Looped Network Suspended In Pictorial Space:


Tuesday, 27 December 2022

Hahn/Cock

Katharina Fritsch's sculpture Hahn/Cock on the Fourth Plinth at Trafalgar Square, London 2013:



Sunday, 25 December 2022

Merry Xmas Everybody!

Slade's Merry Xmas Everybody 1973:

Video from Slade Official's youtube channel


Slade's Coz I Luv You, 1971:

Video from Hanna0815007's youtube channel


Saturday, 24 December 2022

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Merry Christmas, everybody!  May your days be filled with refreshing moments and nights with inspiring dreams.


Thursday, 22 December 2022

Tuesday, 20 December 2022

Fabrizi vs Van Halm

From the group exhibition Remnants currently at Birch Contemporary, Toronto ...

Sarah Fabrizi:


Renée Van Halm:


Sunday, 18 December 2022

Twelve days of (Canadian) Christmas

First heard this just a couple years ago.  Probably the most Canadian Christmas song of all time ...

Bob & Doug McKenzie’s The Twelve Days Of Christmas, 1981:

From verycoolsound's youtube channel


Saturday, 17 December 2022

Dépaysement | Studio

Howard Podeswa from his solo exhibition Dépaysement | Studio currently at Birch Contemporary, Toronto:





Thursday, 15 December 2022

Plumbraiser 3.07

The Plumb's annual auction Plumbraiser 3.0 will have its last group, Group 7, open for bidding on their Instagram platform at 8:00 EST (13:00 GMT) today.  The following works are included in this group among others.

Simon Fuh's Portal Opener II:



Garrett Lockhart's Up Odds:



David Kaarsemaker's 7 (Phthalo Emerald):


Tuesday, 13 December 2022

Plumbraiser 3.06

The Plumb's annual auction Plumbraiser 3.0 will have its Group 6 open for bidding on their Instagram platform at 8:00 EST (13:00 GMT) today.  My favourites from this group ...

Martin Golland's Bluejay (Monarch Eaters):



Angie Quick's To Suffer Through This:


Sunday, 11 December 2022

Tetris/Moon Over Moscow/Swan Lake

Back when life was much simpler ...

Doctor Spin's Tetris, 1992:

Video from ohnoitisnathan17's youtube channel

Visage's Moon Over Moscow, 1980:

Video from Richardanvil's youtube channel


Madness with Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake, live 1981:


Video from nopuedovivirsinska's youtube channel


Saturday, 10 December 2022

Plumbraiser 3.04

The Plumb's annual auction Plumbraiser 3.0 continues on their Instagram platform with Group 4.  Auctioning will go until 20:00 EST tonight (01:00 GMT Sunday).  Here are my personal favourites ...

Ella Gonzales's Reflection Of A Doorway:


Azadeh Elmizadeh's Untitled:


Gabriel Parniak's Cloud Composition I:


Thursday, 8 December 2022

Plumbraiser 3.03

The Plumb's annual Instagram auction Plumbraiser 3.0 was just started this past weekend.  We'll see Group 3 open for bidding on their Instagram platform until 20:00 EST today (01:00 GMT Friday).  My picks from this group ...

Sarah Cale's Self-reflection:


Jessica Eisner's Portal:


Tuesday, 6 December 2022

A Sunless Plane

Erin Skiffington from her solo exhibition A Sunless Plane currently at Franz Kaka, Toronto:


Sunday, 4 December 2022

Trépak

A festive number by SHHH!! Ensemble - Trépak from Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's 1892 ballet The Nutcracker:


Video from SHHH!! Ensemble's youtube channel


Saturday, 3 December 2022

Northern Networks

Chuck Beamish from his solo exhibition Northern Networks currently at United Contemporary, Toronto:





Thursday, 1 December 2022

King and Queen and Frederick

York Wilson's King And Queen Of Paris from the group exhibition Wait For The Wheel currently at Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery (KWAG), Kitchener:


Frederick Street, downtown Kitchener 2022: