Archive for June, 2018

• Souvenir

  By frank | June 28th, 2018

  

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  Dates: July 19 – September 6, 2018
  Open Hours: Saturdays, noon to 4:00pm (email to confirm)
  Opening Reception: Thursday, July 19, 6:00-10:00pm
  Closing Reception: First Thursday Art Walk, September 6, 6:00-10:00pm
  At Ramon’s Tailor

  In Souvenir, dozens of artist-produced items are presented in a simulated pop-up storefront. This group show, presented by the Nutty Club, includes postcards, pins, ceramic ware, coloring books, coasters, booklets, and other small works, all offered for sale. The cumulative experience of the show immediately references nearby tourist driven shops and their various California themes, while effectively coalescing in concepts of consumerism; grittiness and polish; contemporary culture, nostalgia, and kitsch.

  Participating Artists:
  William Eakin, Juan Garcia, Cam Helland, Don Hewak, Leala Hewak, Gary Lee, Zan Levine, Spencer Pearson, Craig Rodmore, Melissa Schwegmann

   

  Leala Hewak wishes to acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts.
  Craig Rodmore wishes to thank VU Photo, and to acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts and the Ontario Arts Council.

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• W.C. 17: Meet Me In The Bathroom

  By frank | June 5th, 2018

  

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  Dates: June – September 2018
  Opening Reception and
  First Thursday Art Walk: June 7 from 6:00 to 10:00pm
  At Ramon’s Tailor

  Public/Private/Political Spaces in the Era of #MeToo.

  The latest installation in the W.C. is truly site and moment specific. Meet Me In The Bathroom seeks to subvert the dominant paradigm of the public restroom as disquieting spaces often defined by patriarchal purview. Using collected cultural ephemera, Annie Miller presents the question of what these spaces might feel like through the lens of female privilege, borrowing from the visual vernacular of a grungy men’s room.

   

  About the Artist
  Annie Miller is not a real artist. Before the era of gender-neutral bathroom designations, she relished any opportunity to stride unflinchingly into the men’s room instead of waiting in line to use the women’s room.

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