River Underground

From their exhibition River Underground currently at Clint Roenisch Gallery, Toronto ...

Margaux Smith:

Heather Goodchild:

Great to see you again, C.  Best wishes for the new year!

Frost

Frost by Studio F Minus currently at Brookfield Place, Toronto:

DISPLACE

Cristian Ordóñez from his solo exhibition DISPLACE this past weekend at Project 107, Toronto:

Astroboy

The Buggles' Astroboy (And The Proles On Parade) from their 1980 debut album The Age Of Plastic:

Video from simple. m's youtube channel

Dear Data

A collaborative project Dear Data by Giorgia Lupi and Stefanie Posavec from the exhibition Big Bang Data at Somerset House, London 2015 ...

Lupi:

Posavec:

Lloyd's London

Richard Rogers's 1986 Lloyd's building as seen in London, 2011:

The Lineman

R.I.P. to Steve Reynolds (15/11/1985 - 3/1/2021) who suddenly passed away two years ago today.  R.I.P. to my friend JW who passed away also suddenly a year ago tomorrow.  Reynolds's guitar rendition of the melancholic Wichita Lineman:

Video from Steve Reynolds's youtube channel

PAINTING 2022/23/22071

Happy New Year!

I feel honoured to have a painting of mine, Untitled (21 Squares) 22071, included in John B. Aird Gallery's current online group exhibition/publication PAINTING 2022/23, which was juried and curated by Virginia Eichhorn.  There are many paintings on view that I really like.  Please do check that out.

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:

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:

Hahn/Cock

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

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

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

Lausberg reds

At (the now closed) Lausberg Contemporary, Toronto 2012 ...

Dani Marti:

Jakob Gasteiger:

Wolfram Ullrich:

Fabrizi vs Van Halm

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

Sarah Fabrizi:

Renée Van Halm:

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

Dépaysement | Studio

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

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):

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:

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

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:

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:

A Sunless Plane

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

Trépak

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

Video from SHHH!! Ensemble's youtube channel

Northern Networks

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

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: