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
Do you know the work of Luke Painter? Luke Painter is a Toronto-based artist whose practice encompasses print, painting, installation and new media; his work was prominently featured in 2010 on the cover of CAROUSEL 27. Painter’s latest creations — large-scale works on paper rendered with India ink and brush — are fictional landscapes that enlarge and re-contextualize the tropes of traditional wood engravings, to create surreal outdoor spaces. With the lack of human presence these
WNDW — a CAROUSEL Magazine Special Project Toronto / June, 2012 By flipping the concept of the art gallery inside-out, window galleries expose people of all ages, backgrounds and histories to a diverse selection of work utilizing a wide range of media. They allow the public to experience contemporary, experimental art comfortably and conveniently. The preconceptions of art gallery etiquette and protocol become non-issues at street level. There’s no threshold to cross. There’s no dress
Victor Romão is a multi-disciplinary artist from Windsor, ON, whose work appeared in both CAROUSEL 23 and 26. His mediums range from ink drawing to performance, but he works primarily with illustration, woodcut prints and figurative sculpture. Through his work, Romão offers an all too rare voice on rural identity, malehood, otherness and violence. His monochromatic drawings depict anonymous masked men and half-male/half-beast figures partaking in bizarre schemes. He explores otherness and the fear it incites
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
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
Do you know the work of Howie Tsui? Ho Yan (Howie) Tsui is an Ottawa-based artist who works primarily with ink, pigments and mulberry paper to create scrolls of illustration; one of these scrolls, entitled Gangshi Creek (2008) was featured in CAROUSEL 27. Tsui’s more recent series ‘Horror Fables,’ probably the work he is best known for, combines traditional painterly technique with a contemporary illustrative and sometimes urban style. Perhaps what stands out most about
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
A lush new Daniel Barrow book! Montreal-based artist David Barrow (featured way back in CAROUSEL #17) recently released a major publication documenting his performance Everytime I See Your Picture I Cry and related illustrations and drawings. This 65-page full-colour, hardcover publication displays a variety of his recent drawings, a READ & LISTEN story complete with a 7” record (voice by Daniel Barrow, music by Amy Linton of The Aislers Set; B-side by NYC-based band, The
This touring exhibition brings together a group of artists who are expanding the notion of cartooning and “sequential art” in a gallery context. It features animations, drawings and video projections by quite a few artists who have appeared in CAROUSEL over the years; it was co-curated by our Managing Editor, Mark Laliberte, who also designed the 40 page catalogue (the book officially launches on March 11/10). You can order copies now at our superstore!
BORING. PEOPLE. LOVE. DRILLS. Featuring: Michael DeForge, Drazen Kozjan, Mark Laliberte, Aaron Linton, Victor Romão, Fiona Smyth, Magda Trzaski Exhibition Dates: March 05 – 28, 2010 A warm thank you to all who came out to the opening reception @ LE Gallery (1183 Dundas St W — Dundas, near Ossington) / Toronto. For those of you who missed it, here’s a glimpse of the festivities! For more information on the show, check out this blog
Idyeahs Feb 16–20, 2010 @ Georgia Sherman Projects (133 Tecumseth St, Toronto) Toronto-based artist Jesse Harris (whose works previously appeared in CAROUSEL #17, 19, 21 and 23, respectively, along with the current issue, #24) has a short-run exhibit at Georgia Sherman Projects, Toronto. The exhibition features wall works, multiples and a button-making performance, which will occur at the main event on Fri Feb 19, 7-9pm. Gallery Hours// Tue–Sat (12– 6pm) ph: 416.544.4112 >>> For further
New show opens March 05, 2010! CAROUSEL is once again venturing out of magazine territory and into the art world with an exhibition of our own (our last show was called CRSL23+ remember? It occurred back in 2008, and we did a damned good job of it according to critic Gary Michael Dault). The Carousel Exhibition Series expands on the culture that CAROUSEL proposes to study with every new issue; these shows bring together groups
Nicholas di Genova’s Chimera in NYC Nicholas di Genova‘s (featured in CAROUSEL #25) solo show is coming to NYC this February. The fourteen pieces in the Chimera exhibit are the fruits of over a year and a half of labour for di Genova. Gallery Info// ph: 212.633.6555 e: info@fredericksfreisergallery.com >>> If you are in New York City next month, opening night is Thu Feb 4 (6 – 8 pm) @ Fredericks and Freiser Gallery (536
The Becoming Nov 25 – Dec 06, 2009 @ Board of Directors (1080 Queen St. W., Toronto) Toronto-based artists, Tanya Read and Scott Carruthers (whose works previously appeared in CAROUSEL #17 and #20, respectively) have a new collaborative exhibit at Board of Directors Gallery, Toronto. Both Tanya and Scott have a history of collaboration, working with artists collectively and organizing various projects together; both transcend the typical comic medium with their own styles of cartoon
RiDYKEulouse Hits Bottom Nov 20– Dec 23, 2009 @ Leo Koenig Projekte (545 West 23rd St, New York) Toronto/Creemore-based collective FASTWÜRMS (whose work graces the cover of our latest CAROUSEL #24 — with interview and portfolio inside) is now participating in a Manhattan art show. The exhibition, curated by RIDYKEULOUS, features the following artists: A.K. Burns, Aaron Johnson, Anna Sew Hoy, Celeste Dupuy-Spencer, Cody Critcheloe/Ssion, Cyrus Saint Amand Poliakoff, Dana Schutz Dawn Frasch, Dawn Kasper,