Showing posts with label andrea carson. Show all posts
Showing posts with label andrea carson. Show all posts

Thursday, February 25, 2010

Tonight! Face the Critic at the Drake Hotel


Tonight, two of the most reviled and debated elements in the Toronto art scene come together: art critics and the Drake Hotel. The occasion is an event called "Face the Critic," featuring Andrea Carson, RM Vaughan and myself. (Hat tip to Mia Nielsen at the Drake for organizing it all.)

I'm looking forward to the event, if only to discover what my colleagues have brought as their examples of "most loved" and "most loathed" work. The event kicks off at 7, with everyone welcome and free admission. There's also a bonus: 100 people will get free a free work of art by Nikola Nikola, in keeping with the Drake's weekly Thursday art giveaways. Come on down!

Image of the Drake Hotel by Simon P from Wikimedia Commons

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Thursday, December 3, 2009

Review of Sitting Pretty out in NOW


Sitting Pretty is a little group show that has generated a lot of conversation in the Toronto art world of late. The conversation was sparked by View on Canadian Art's Andrea Carson when she expressed dislike of the show, then questioned that dislike. This approach/discussion was more recently critiqued (helpfully, I think) by Gabrielle Moser over at her own blog.

In any case, my review of the show is out today in NOW--assigned well before all this controversy erupted, it responds to the work alone... though I do find the related uproar really interesting in its own right.

Image of Tibi Tibi Neuspiel's (surprisingly controversial) work from NOW

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