Do you know the work of Robert Dayton? Robert Dayton is a multidisciplinary writer, entertainer and artist from British Columbia who resides for the moment in Toronto; his ‘Fantasy Beards’ drawing series is featured in CAROUSEL 28. Dayton originally came from a zine background in the early ’90s, wrote a weekly newspaper column of ephemera that bordered on experimental fiction and non-fiction, and was a co-creator of the short-lived but well loved newspaper The Drippy
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 Amber Albrecht? Amber Albrecht is a Montreal-based artist specializing in illustration and serigraph prints; her work is featured in CAROUSEL 28. Inspired by folklore and children’s literature, Albrecht creates images of the impossible with strange creatures in dreamlike webs. Her prints are all highly detailed with intricate line work and geometric patterns. A self-identified escapist, she takes from the neo-romantic tradition, but is also noticeably influenced by magic-realism and
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
It’s that time of year again: CAROUSEL is participating in the latest “Buy 2, Get 1 FREE Offer”, a fabulous deal on Canadian magazines. A wide range of Canada’s magazine publishers have come together to bring you this remarkable offer, which you won’t find anywhere else. Subscribe to any 3 of the nearly 200 magazines offered, pay for only 2! Your free subscription will be your lowest-priced subscription — you pay only for the other
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
Tor Lundvall is an artist and musician living and working in New York — we interviewed him back in CAROUSEL 24. Congrats to Tor, whose beautiful cover artwork graces the cover of “The Cruellest Month”, the latest album by UK neofolk group Sol Invictus (their 17th studio album). >>> To purchase CAROUSEL 24: go here >>> For more information on Tor Lundvall: go here >>> For more information on ‘Sol Invictus’: go here
Currently, in the CAROUSEL Superstore we have several wonderful books by author/artist gustave morin — available in limited quantities! This Windsor, ON visual poet’s compelling work has appeared within the pages of CAROUSEL on numerous occasions (in issues 17, 18, 19, 20, 23 and 25, for those counting). Here’s an apt description of him, taken from the Ditch Poetry website: “a para-literary agent provocateur since his teens – published widely, if obscurely – (morin) has
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 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
Do you know the work of Jennifer Linton? Jennifer Linton is a Toronto-based artist who works predominantly with illustration and print media. Her work My Alphabet of Anxieties and Desires appears in CAROUSEL 27, our current issue. In her recent print-based installation, The Disobedient Dollhouse, Linton meticulously crafted her own twisted version of a traditional Victorian-style dollhouse. This contrary miniature home is plagued with infestations of insects and snakes crawling on walls and sliding out
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
CAROUSEL 27 (Summer 2011 issue) out in mid-April This forthcoming issue of CAROUSEL MAGAZINE features work from the following writers and artists: Shelley Banks • derek beaulieu • Dick Capling • Larry Eisenstein • Fausta Facciponte • Joel Fishbane • Laurie D Graham • Sandra Jensen • Jim Johnstone • Adrienne Kammerer • Drazen Kozjan • Jennifer Linton • Luke Painter • Nicole Pakan • Tom Prime • Retchin Pump • Yi-Mei Tsiang • Howie