This past weekend, in association with WNDW4 at Roadside Attractions, artist Robert Dayton performed as ‘The Canadian Romantic’ in Hillcrest Park, Toronto. Here are some peeks at what you missed.
WNDW4: Robert Dayton — The Canadian Romantic’s Window Display @ Roadside Attractions (911 Davenport Rd) Jun 09 – Jul 13, 2012 RECEPTION> Sun Jun 10, 2pm >>> About the Project: wndw-s.ca/ >>> About the Venue: Roadside Attractions/ >>> About the Artist: TheCanadianRomantic/ ‘The Canadian Romantic‘ is a larger-than-life character by artist and entertainer Robert Dayton that explores the grey area of impossibilities that intersect with Canada and romance. This window display will revolve around these notions
This past weekend, three of the five Carousel WNDW projects opened in Downtown Toronto. Here are some peeks at each … for the full picture, go visit each location. WNDW1 The front gate of Gallery 1313 Aritst Larry Eisenstein installing in the G1313 Window Box ‘Shadow God’ detail An Eisensteinian blob escapes the confines of the window gallery WNDW2 The front window of Fine & Dandy Gallery A visually exciting ‘BRAVELAND’ detail Night-view of ‘BRAVELAND’
WNDW3: Eunice Luk — New Crust @ Howard Park Institute (2088 Dundas St W) Jun 01 – 30, 2012 RECEPTION> Fri Jun 01, 7pm >>> About the Project: wndw-s.ca/ >>> About the Artist: euniceluk.com/ New Crust describes the eruption of new land as a fantastical phenomenon. Mapped by imagery of creation, pseudo biology and extraterrestrial matter, Luk constructs a new landscape through painting and fugitive sculptures. New Crust will be installed at Howard Park Institute Window
WNDW2: Happy Sleepy — Braveland @ Fine & Dandy (2017 Dundas St W) Jun 01 – 30, 2012 RECEPTION> Fri Jun 01, 7pm >>> About the Project: wndw-s.ca/ >>> About the Venue: fineanddandy.ca/ >>> About the Artists: happysleepy.com/exhibitions/braveland/ Braveland, which will be installed at Fine & Dandy Window Gallery throughout June, presents a pair of giant medals made of brightly painted cardboard and textiles and emblazoned with the phrases “Forza” and “Bon Courage”. Set in
WNDW1: Larry Eisenstein — Shadow God @ Window Box G1313 (1313 Queen St W) May 31 – Jun 24, 2012 RECEPTION> Thu May 31, 7pm >>> About the Project: wndw-s.ca/ >>> About the Venue: g1313.org/ >>> About the Artist: larryeisenstein.com/ While the Damien Hirst ‘Dot’ eclipses all other marks, the Shadow God implodes the cannibalization of method and returns light to the medieval laboratories of craft. Shadow God will be installed at the Gallery 1313
Featuring more than 250 authors, artists and cartoonists from around the world The 2012 Toronto Comic Arts Festival at the Toronto Reference Library (789 Yonge St) Saturday May 5th 2012, 9am-5pm Sunday May 6th 2012, 11am-5pm FREE ADMISSION A week long celebration of comics and graphic novels and their creators, which culminates in a two-day exhibition and vendor fair featuring hundreds of comics creators from around the world. Other Festival events include readings, interviews, panels,
The 5th annual Kazoo! Festival – happening in Guelph, ON — includes a ZINE & COMICS EXPO this Sat Apr 14 from 11am-4pm … come join us @ Norfolk Street United Church (75 Norfolk St) in sunny downtown Guelph! The event is also the advance public launch of CAROUSEL 29, our brand new issue (it’ll be out in stores and sent to subscribers in mid-May). An afterparty will be held at the nearby eBar (41
This fundraising event is being held to help beloved writer and Toronto cultural figure Derek McCormack, who became seriously ill last fall with a very rare cancer of the appendix. Fortunately, it is treatable, but the treatment itself is extraordinarily arduous — an 18-hour surgery from which he will be recovering for at least six months. But which could, fingers and toes crossed, put the cancer in remission for a very long time. He will
The Artist Project celebrates its 5th year featuring original works from over 200 carefully juried, independent contemporary artists. Artists from a variety of geographic and creative backgrounds will converge and connect with patrons looking to get a glimpse of tomorrow’s Art Stars. From seasoned collectors and first time art buyers, to gallerists and interior designers, visitors will find this art fair a rare opportunity to meet and purchase directly from Canadian and International artists. Note
This Sunday, October 23rd CAROUSEL will be participating in Canzine Toronto, Canada’s largest festival of zine culture and independent arts, hosted by Broken Pencil Magazine. Now in its 16th year, Canzine is a prime opportunity to mingle with talented writers, artists, publishers and performers from across North America and search out new local (and non-local) gems. This year’s Canzine will include an underground food market, a 2 minute on-stage book pitch session, a VJ workshop
Liisa Ladouceur is a Toronto-based music and unpopular culture journalist, a poet and a Goth. She has examined the subculture for various publications, has been called upon as a recognized Goth expert for television like MuchMusic, CTV, TVO, and Newsworld, and hosted the sold-out Gothic Toronto literary event for the Luminato Festival. She is currently known as the Blood Spattered Guide music columnist for Rue Morgue magazine, the world’s leading publication on horror in art
Do you know the work of Fausta Facciponte? Fausta Facciponte is an emerging artist who uses a variety of photographic techniques, including traditional film-based and modern digital processes. Her work has been exhibited in Canada and internationally. A portfolio of Facciponte’s photographs appears in CAROUSEL 27, our most recent issue. For our readers in Toronto, note that Sleepy Eyes, Fausta’s newest exhibition of large-scale photographs, is opening at Stephen Bulger Gallery on Sat Sep 24
The mega-chain bookstores are okay for catching up on Oprah’s latest picks and grabbing a copy of Gweneth Paltrow’s latest cookbook, but what if you want something a tad more unique? Something local, perhaps? The Small Press of Toronto (SpoT) Book Fair is just what the bibliophile ordered. The spring fair will feature zines, graphic novels, children’s books, magazines, chapbooks, and comics from local and cross-Canada authors and publishers. Come out to Hart House (7
After 7 1/2 years of publishing, Toronto’s Misunderstandings Magazine is ceasing publication, as its editors move on to other projects. This little publication, which straddled the line between zine culture and Toronto’s more mainsteam literary community, positioned itself as a playful journal striving to introduce and foster emerging writers and showcase them alongside some of Canada’s best talents. Despite limited resources, MM’s editorial team of Jim Johnstone, Vicki Sloot and Ian Williams nevertheless were able
Do you know the work of Larry Eisenstein? Larry Eisenstein is a Toronto-based visual artist obsessed with making strange marks on paper. Through countless drawings of free-form viral shape-clusters, he compulsively exploits line and explores form. These works offer magical peeks into mutant worlds, densely rendered at small scale in high detail. A portfolio of Eisenstein’s recent work appears in CAROUSEL 27, our current issue. For our readers in Toronto, note that dozens of Eisenstein’s
Taking place during TCAF in The Bram and Bluma Appel Salon on Toronto Reference Library’s second floor, BLESS THIS PRESS features 2 days worth of avant garde comic creators, print makers and illustrators; curated by and featuring Ginette Lapalme, Chris Kuzma and Patrick Kyle of Wowee Zonk. Be sure to visit the room both days, as exhibitors will be rotating! Exhibitors on Both Days: Wowee Zonk (woweezonk.com) Michael Comeau Lala Albert (plslala.com) Closed Captioned Comics
Hello readers — here’s a Toronto event worth supporting! Narwhal Art Projects and Invisible-Friends.com are excited to host Toronto Hearts Japan, a fundraiser and exhibit. All proceeds will be donated to The Red Cross and to helping rebuild the Birdo Flugas Artist Centre and Community in Shiogama. The Toronto Hearts Japan Exhibition and Silent Auction runs for 5 days from Thursday March 31 to Tuesday April 5th at the Gladstone Hotel, 2nd floor. It features
Thu Apr 07, 2011/ 7:30pm @ The Black Swan 154 Danforth Ave Toronto, ON The evening will feature readings by contributors: Laurie D Graham / Julie Cameron Gray / Jim Johnstone / Christine Walde / Natalie Zina Walschots / Liz Worth + surprise guests! SPECIAL EVENT OFFER — please note that since we did not have a public launch of CAROUSEL #26, we hope you’ll support us by picking up both 26 and 27 together