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Material Overtures.

Publication: C: International Contemporary Art
Publication Date: 22-JUN-07
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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Material Overtures

Anne Fauteux, Corwyn Lund, Sandy Plotnikoff, James Wright, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, curated by Kim Simon

CATHERINE SICOT This year is the year of craft in Canada. Harbourfront Centre, a well-respected centre for contemporary craft, invited a curator of art to...

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...contemporary propose perspectives on the role of craft in contemporary visual art production.

At Harbourfront Centre's Craft Studio, the crafters-in-residence are on display behind a long railing that allows passers-by to see them at work. Walking through this area reminded me of the visionary Jacques Tati movie Play Time (1967). In a hilarious scene, pedestrians reflect the gestures and facial expressions of Monsieur Hulot, the main character, as he visits his old classmate's new ground-level apartment, the architectural concept of which had necessitated the replacement of the walls...

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