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
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
Tim Buckley‘s ‘Carnival Song’ is CAROUSEL’s official theme song (didn’t you know?) >>> From the album, Goodbye And Hello (1967) >>> Live version — from a concert at the Folklore Center, NYC (March 6th, 1967)
CAROUSEL 29 (summer 2012 issue) out in mid-May The forthcoming issue of CAROUSEL features work from the following writers and artists: Derik A Badman • John Wall Barger • David Boswell • Claire Caldwell • Robert Dayton • Michael DeForge • Larry Eisenstein • Rachel Anne Farquharson • Emily Gordon • Jesse Jacobs • gillian harding-russell • Claire Horsnell • Louisa Howerow • Christopher Hutsul • Katie Jordon • Krisjanis Kaktins-Gorsline • Drazen Kozjan • Mark
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
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,