LISTINGS: Art -- June 6
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eye WEEKLY June 6, 1996
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Subject: GALLERIES
ART OPENINGS
A SPACE New Video From Chiapas And Oaxaca, featuring eight works by
Mexican artists, June 12-29. EVENTS: Opening screening June 11, 7:30pm
at AGO, 317 Dundas W; $4. Screening, presentation June 12, 2pm (at
George R. Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art, 111 Queen's Park). Workshop
with artist June 18, 7-10pm (at Trinity Square Video, 172 John, 4th
Fl); $2. 401 Richmond W., Ste 110. 979-9633.
ANNEX ART CENTRE Landscapes Inside And Out, paintings by Clive
Russell. 1073 Bathurst. 516-3278.
ARCADIA Members Of The Ecological Resource Group, Tim Dobson, Dominico
D'Allassandro, opens June 6, 7-11pm with poetry readings, artists
talks, to June 30. 680 Queens Quay W. 260-0380.
ART GALLERY OF HAMILTON Lydia Dona, June 6-Sept. 8. Beefcake,
portraits by Clarence Sinclair Bull, June 6-Sept. 15. See Through Our
Eyes: Native Perspectives, to June 9. High Winds On The Skyway,
exhibition in celebration of Hamilton's 150th birthday, to Aug. 25.
Installed by Mark Gomes, Joyce Wieland, Ted Rettig, to Sept. 22. 123
King W., Hamilton. 905-527-6610.
ASPIRE Summer Quest, works by Sandy Brand, Barb Fostka, Eva Lewarne,
Russ Moody, opens June 9, noon-5pm; to Aug. 11. 83 Reynolds. 905-338-
9890.
BLACKWOOD Karen Hibbard, June 6-26; opens June 7, 7-9pm. Erindale
College, 3359 Mississauga Rd., U of T. 828-3789..
CECIL STREET COMMUNITY CENTRE Moons, Suns And Landsats, acrylic
paintings by Lauren McKinley Renzetti, to July 30. 58 Cecil. 392-
1090.
COLLEGE ST. BAR See Saw, works by Shannon Brown, Michael Trommer,
Holly Farrell, Cindy Wiltshire, opens June 10, 7-10pm; to July 6. 574
College. 533-2417.
EZA'S Art In Boxes by Charles Taylor, opens June 7, 7-9pm; to July 7.
256D Augusta. 975-1388.
GALLERY 401 Naya Samachar/New Stories, visual arts component of Desh
Pardesh Festival presented by the South Asian Visual Arts Collective,
to June 14 with discussion June 6, noon-2pm. 401 Richmond W., Ste 240.
506-9595.
GALLERY TPW Compulsive Viewing, a bookwork by Jim Miller, launch June
6, 7:30-9pm. Alltagsgeschichten (Some Histories Of Everyday Life) by
Vid Ingelevics, to June 8. 80 Spadina, Ste 310. 504-4242.
JET FUEL CAFE Apollo G., drawlings by Andru Lordly of the Hopping
Penguins, to June 18. 519 Parliament. 922-3769.
MIRA GODARD Beneath The Line, new paintings, works on paper by Allen
Smutylo, to June 18. 22Hazelton. 964-8197.
MONTGOMERY'S INN The China Connection: A Century Of Ceramics Uncovered
at Montgomery's Inn with talk by historical interpreter June 9, 2pm.
$5.
O'CONNOR Sexual Primer, group show celebrating gay and lesbian sex
featuring Zilon with Porno No No, opens June 6, 7:30-10pm; to July 13.
473A Church. 921-7149.
ONTARIO COLLEGE OF ART Public Works by Eugene Yeoh, Mark Moore, Gavin
Swift, opens June 6, 5-7pm; to June 22. 291 Dundas W., 3rd Fl. 977-
6000 x262.
PAINTED CITY Paintings by Milton Walker Jewell, June 7-July 6. 234
Queen E. 364-0269.
ROBARTS LIBRARY Paintings by Khoi Van Tran, to June 30. 130 St.
George. 762-3907.
ROBERT MCLAUGHLIN Canadian Abstraction, Pure And Impure, June 6- Aug.
25. Oshawa In The 1960s, The Thomas Bouckley Collection, to June 23.
Bird Prints by Eric Nasmith, and Painters Eleven, to Aug. 11. Civic
Centre, 72 Queen St., Oshawa. 905-576-3000.
ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM Toronto: A National Geographic View, photographs
by Gerd Ludwig, June 8-Sept. 2. A Canadian Portrait: Faces From
Canada's Past, to July. Centrepieces For The Table, to June 23. Safe
Haven: The Refugee Experience Of Five Families, to July 13. Judaica,
Re-Installation, to Sept. Watching TV: Historic Televisions And
Memorabilia From The MZTV Museum, to Sept. 15. Ancient Mariners Of The
Adriatic, early bronze age artifacts from the island of Palagruza, to
Jan. '97. Corsets To Calling Cards, to Mar. '97. Art Of The
Anishnawbe, Three Perspectives, to spring '97. The Maiasaur Project -
The Life And Times Of The Dinosaur, indefinite. 100 Queen's Park.
$3.50-$7/$15 Fam. 586-5551.
RUSTIC Life On Planet WA, jewelry by Willie Anicic in a fashion show
9:30pm to music of Four Corners No Walls, June 7; on display to July
4. 1278 Queen W. 531-4924.
S.L. SIMPSON Louise Lawler, Allan McCollum, open June 6, 6-8pm; to
July 2. 515 Queen W. 504-3738.
SIGNAL Summer Trio by Tracey Glas, to Aug. 31. 900 Queen W., Studio
308. 531-3988.
STUDIO 206 Studio sale of work by Nicole Rivelli, June 8-9 at 1- 5pm.
284 St.-Helen's Ave. 588-9938.
WASHINGTON UNITED CHURCH Multimedia by Lalita Bashir, June 6-30. 3739
Kingston.
CONTINUING
A SPACE Engulfed City, Shadow Spectrum by Jo%lle Morosoli to June 8.
401 Richmond W., Ste 110. 979-9633.
ACADEMY OF SPHERICAL ARTS Yuri Dojc, including work from his book
Marble Woman, to June 29. 38 Hanna. 532-2782.
ADONIS EROTIC & AVANT-GARDE World Art Erotica, 100 pieces of erotic
folk art, paintings, drawings, prints, ceramics, jewelry by Reglo G.,
Marko Mitic, Dorota Kretowska, Michelin and Kaja Montgomery, to June
9. 126 Cumberland. 515-7484.
AGINCOURT LIBRARY Recent works by John Cunninghamto June 24. 155 Bonis
Ave., n of Agincourt Mall. 396-8943.
AREA Desh Pardesh: Artist Salon by South Asian Visual Arts Collective,
to June 20. 401 Richmond W., 4th Fl. 504-9932.
ART CAFE Photographs by Michael Gibson. 395 Danforth Ave. 466- 8298.
ART GALLERY OF MISSISSAUGA Juried Craft Exhibition 1996, to June 14.
300 City Centre Dr., Miss. 905-896-5088.
ART GALLERY OF ONTARIO Portraits of legendary jazz artists by David D.
Spitzer,to July 1. SMS Portfolio In Prints, Drawings, Photographs, to
June 15. Everyday Objects, videotapes by Martha Rosler, to June 30.
Vital Signs: The Growing Collection Of Works On Paper, to June 30.
Present Tense/Presence Actuelle by Lynn Hughes, to July 14. Framing
History: European Frames From 1400-mid-1800s, to Aug. Omar Ramsden:
Masterpieces Of English Silver, to Oct. 20. $4/$7.50/$15 Fam/Under 12
free. Free Wed 5-10pm. 317 Dundas W. 977-0414.
ARTS ON KING Combo No.7, photography, print-making, mixed-media, group
show, to June 15. 169 King E. 777-9617.
BAU-XI Painting Places, The Arctic, Newfoundland, Europe, by George
Gilmour, to June 20. 340 Dundas W. 977-0600.
BLUE MONKEY Nuances, a celebration of women and their accomplishments
with prints by Natasha Nicholson. 890 Yonge. 944- 8616.
BURLINGTON ART CENTRE The Handweavers And Spinners, juried exhibit, to
June 9. Of A Seed, paintings of Vera Uss, and Fusion: Then And Now, to
June 16. Powerful Patterns: 1333 Lakeshore. 905-632- 7796.
CAFE DES ARTS At The Beach, chalk drawings by Frances Key, to June 15.
80 Spadina Ave., 3rd Fl. 504-4071.
CITY OF YORK MUNICIPAL BUILDING The Art Of Work, wall-hangings,
sculpture, collages, montages, created from materials in day-to-day
work by 12 artists. Thru June. 2700 Eglinton W.
COLD CITY Hyponoia, group show, to June 15. 686 Richmond W. 504- 6681.
CRAFT Music In The Making, stringed instruments hand-crafted by Philip
Davis, Masa Inokuchi, Miki Inokuchi, David Tamblyn, to July 7. $2.
Chalmers Bldg., 35 McCaul. 977-3551.
DELEON WHITE Quebec artists Monique Crepault, Daniel Corbeil, to June
22. 455 King W. 597-9466.
DESIGN EXCHANGE Top Type: The Best In Graphic Design featuring Adrian
Frutiger, to June 23. $3.50-$5. 234 Bay. 216-2160.
FIRST CANADIAN PLACE ARTS & EVENTS: New Horizons, celebration of South
African art in the post Apartheid era, to June 7 (781-9940). Judy
Finch, June 10-Aug. 30. CANADIAN SCULPTURE CENTRE: Judy Young, to June
28. (214-0389). Exchange Tower, Adelaide & York, street level. 862-
0803.
FOUNDATION FOR THE STUDY OF OBJECTIVE ART Amore Divino, works on
canvas and paper by Grace Kelly Rivera, to June 22. 533A Parliament.
972-0401.
FREE PARKING Alan Belcher, Olga Lysenko, Ben Smith, to June 8. 410
Adelaide W., Ste 605. 534-0078.
GALLERY ONE Imaginary Places And Other Recent Work by Frank Stella, to
July 3. 121 Scollard. 929-3103.
GARNET PRESS Reformation, light boxes and lucite constructions by
Michael Belmore, to June 15. 580 Richmond W. 504-5012.
GATE 403 Laura Lee Harris to June 11. 403 Roncesvalles. 588-2930.
GLENDON Les Industries Perdues, multi-media installation by Richard
Purdy, to June 28. Glendon Hall, York Univ., 2275 Bayview Ave. 487-
6721.
GUILD SHOP 1996 Holman Island Inuit Graphics Collection, to June 9.
118 Cumberland. 921-1721.
HARBOURFRONT CENTRE PHOTO PASSAGE: Love In The 90s, B.B. And Jo, The
Story Of A Lifelong Love... A Granddaughter's Portrait by Keri
Pickett, to July 21. POWER PLANT: Liaisons: Temple by Rebecca Belmore,
Caress by Wyn Geleynse, Roberto Pellegrinuzzi, The Stigma Of Words by
Laurel Woodcock, to June 16. $2/$4, free Wed 5-8pm. (973-4949).
UNCOMMON OBJECTS: Introducing New Craft Studio Residents, to June 21.
231 & 235 Queens Quay W. 973-3000.
INTER/ACCESS Bodies/Images by Eric Fong, Sightings by Germaine Koh, to
June 18. Part of Asian Heritage Month Festival. 401 Richmond W., Ste
444. 599-7206.
ISAACS/INNUIT Prints by Luke Anguhadluq of Baker Lake, to June 29. 9
Prince Arthur. 921-9985.
ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI CULTURA Faces Of Italy, photography by John
Reeves, to Aug. 30. 496 Huron. 921-3802.
JANE CORKIN Carol Marino to June 30. 179 John, Ste 302. 979-1980.
JOSEPH D. CARRIER World Boys & Girls Art Exhibition, 400 paintings by
children from 160 countries, to June 30. Columbus Centre, 901 Lawrence
W. 789-7011.
JUSTINA M. BARNICKE Phases In Photography by Serge Tousignant, to June
13. 7 Hart House Circle, U of T. 978-8398.
KATHLEEN GORMLEY MCKAY Spring juried show, sale by Markham Group Of
Artists, Fri-Sun to July 1. 197 Main, Unionville.
KOFFLER Loot by Lisa Neighbour, 16, paintings of Jewish life in Canada
by William Kurelek, to June 16. Bathurst Jewish Centre, 4588 Bathurst.
636-2145.
LAKE Post-War Canadian & International Art, posters, multiples, uniqa,
to June 22. 624 Richmond W. 504-5234.
LEO KAMEN I'm In Awe Of The Future, paintings by Kevin Sonmor, to June
8. 80 Spadina Ave., Ste 406. 504-9515.
MALVERN LIBRARY Polymer clay jewelry and boxes by France Ricordi, to
June 24. 30 Sewells. 396-8969.
MARKET The Visual Record: Recent Acquisitions From The City Of Toronto
Archives' Collections, to June 16. South St. Lawrence Market, 95 Front
E. 392-7604.
McMICHAEL CANADIAN ART COLLECTION Regrouping, A Living Legacy, to June
16. Paintings From Cape Dorset by Imaak Takujavut, to June 16. Inuit
Art, to Aug. 11. Contemporary First Nations Art, to Feb. 2, '97.
$7/$4/Chd Under 5 free. 10365 Islington, Kleinburg. 905-893- 1121.
MERCER UNION Love Gasoline, group show, to June 29. 439 King W. 977-
1412.
METAL ARTS GUILD Metallum Gallery Of Jewelry And Metal, works by
Louise Jarvis, Dorota Kretowska, Lori Myers, Amanda Penvidic, Susan
Stopps. 80 Spadina Ave., Ste 303. 504-8453.
METRO ARCHIVES Pipe Dreams, history of water and sewer infrastructure
in Metro Toronto, to Sept. '96. 255 Spadina Rd. 397- 5000.
MIRIAM SHIELL FINE ART Visits The Muskokas by Dorothy Knowles, to June
15. 16A Hazelton. 925-2461.
THE MOCKINGBIRD Cynical Is Submissive, Still #3: Posture, group show.
580 King W. 703-3405.
NANCY POOLE Barbara Pratt Wangersky, to June 20. 16 Hazelton. 964-
9050.
NEWMAN Urban Primitive by Henry Banger Benvenuti, to June 8. 155
Walnut Ave. 703-0041.
OAKVILLE Reading And Re-reading: Selections From The Permanent
Collection, to June 9 at Centennial Gallery, 120 Navy St. Stealth by
John Scott to June 9 at Gairloch Gallery, 1306 Lakeshore E. 905- 844-
4402.
ODON WAGNER Important Works by Yehouda Chaki, to June 8. 196
Davenport. 962-0438.
1246 YONGE Lifetime's Work by Bruce Smith. Ste 301. By appointment.
966-3200.
ONTARIO HERITAGE CENTRE Light Of Forgotten Stars by Anna Sper, to June
15. Haworth Room, 10 Adelaide E. 325-5000.
OPEN STUDIO Rececca Baird, Ho Tam, to June 15. 520 King W. 504- 8238.
PARADISO Hand Colored Black & White Photography by Bryan Wilcox to
June 30. 125 Lakeshore W., Oakville.
PEARTREE Paintings, original prints by Kay Murray-Weber, to June 15.
507 Parliament. 962-8190.
QUEEN'S QUAY TERMINAL GALLERY: Images Of Who We Are, photographs by
high school students from across Canada, to June 23. GROUP OF TEN
ARTISTS: Summer Splash to June 28 (203-6940). 207 Queens Quay W.
REBECCA The Changeling by Ingrid Mayrhofer, to June 7. 317 Grace. 537-
8213.
RED HEAD Oil paintings by Carol Barbour, to June 15. Also works by
Jean Eng. 96 Spadina Ave., 8th Fl. 504-5654.
SABLE-CASTELLI Chris Cran, to June 15. 33 Hazelton. 961-0011.
SCARBOROUGH ARTS COUNCIL Papier mache figures, paintings by members of
the Art Guild Of Scarborough, to June 14. 1859 Kingston. 698-7322.
STEPHEN BULGER The Bikeriders And Conversations With The Dead by Danny
Lyon, to June 15. 700 Queen W. 504-0575.
SUBTEXT... EXPOSED, provocative photographic exhibition by Keith Pace-
Asciak, Michael Webb, Mark Chung, Henry Fong, Taralea Cutler, to Sept.
2. 411 Queen W. 351-1919.
SUSAN HOBBS Ian Carr-Harris to June 22. 137 Tecumseth. 504-3699.
SWANSEA TOWN HALL Affordable Art, show and sale by local artists, to
June 30. 95 Lavina. 392-1954.
TARO GRILL New paintings by Cornelius Spek to June 8. 492 Queen W.
504-1320.
360 RESTAURANT Movements In Time by John MacGregor, to June 19.
Revolving Restaurant, CN Tower, 301 Front W.
TORONTO HISTORICAL BOARD Past And Present: The Renaissance Of A Bank,
on the history, restoration and creative adaptation of a historic bank
building. 200 Years Yonge, featuring archival maps, drawings,
photographs. To Dec. 31. 205 Yonge. 392-6827 x265.
TORONTO SCULPTURE GARDEN Lat: 51 27' 50" - Long 57, 16', 12", by
Pierre Bourgault, to Sept. 15. 115 King E. 485-9658.
UPPER CANADA BREWING CO. Paintings by Y.M. Whelan, to June 24. 2
Atlantic. 534-9281 x324.
WINDOWS ...Gone To Sleep, installation by Anne Cooper, to June 8. 488
Queen W.
WOMEN'S ART RESOURCE CENTRE Two Snowmen And A Unicorn by Caroline
Chan, to June 22. 80 Spadina Ave., Ste 506. 703-0074. YORK UNIVERSITY
GALLERY: Deflecting The Blind Spot by Suzy Lake and Martha Wilson, to
June 30 (736-5169). York Univ., 4700 Keele. 736-2100 x33055.
YYZ ARTISTS' OUTLET Le Femme Ecran/The Reflexive Woman, work by Cathy
Sisler, to June 22. Image Bank, drawings by Ed Pien to June 22. 1087
Queen W. 531-7869.
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Subject: MUSEUMS
BATA SHOE Shoe Dreams, designs by Andrea Pfister, to Aug. 11. About
Shoes: Footwear Through The Ages. The Gentle Step: 19th Century
Women's Shoes. Our Boots: An Inuit Woman's Art. Admission $6/$4/$2.
First Tues of month free. 327 Bloor W. 979-7799.
BETH TZEDEC Beta Israel: The Jews Of Ethiopia, photos, artifacts, to
June 28. 1700 Bathurst. 781-3511 x32.
CBC MUSEUM CBC War Effort, an interactive exhibit chronicling radio's
coming-of-age during World War II, to Dec. 15. Free. 250 Front W.,
ground fl. 205-5574.
GEORGE R. GARDINER MUSEUM Fantasy In Porcelain by Raissa Costin, to
June 26. White Gold: The Discovery Of Meissen Porcelain, to Jan. 5.
$4/$8. 111 Queen's Park. 585-8000.
MUSEUM FOR TEXTILES This Is Not A Poem. This Is A Summer Quilt,
African Canadian quilts, to June 9. Flowered Cloth, Garden Imagery In
Textiles, and The Art Of The Lace Maker, the collection of Margaret
Ruhland, to Sept. 1. Kalagas: Textile Art Of The Golden Land,
embroideries from Burma, to Sept. 15. $4/$5. 55 Centre. 599-5321.
ONTARIO SCIENCE CENTRE Science Circus, thru summer. Also, 800
interactive exhibits including Human Body, Information Highway, The
Living Earth, Sports Hall. 770 Don Mills. 696-3127.
ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM A Canadian Portrait: Faces From Canada's Past, to
July. Centrepieces For The Table, to July. Judaica, Re- Installation,
to Sept. Watching TV: Historic Televisions And Memorabilia From The
MZTV Museum, to Sept. 15. Ancient Mariners Of The Adriatic, early
bronze age artifacts from the island of Palagruza, to Jan. '97.
Corsets To Calling Cards, to Mar. '97. Art Of The Anishnawbe, Three
Perspectives, to Spring '97. The Maiasaur Project - The Life And Times
Of The Dinosaur, indefinite. 100 Queen's Park. $3.50-$7/$15 Fam. 586-
5551.
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Subject: ART EVENTS
ART GALLERY OF ONTARIO: Bloomsday Celebrations with readings,
performances, lore, June 12, 7:30pm. TALKS: Women And Picasso, June
12, 7pm. FILM: New Video From Chiapas And Oaxaca, June 11, 7:30pm. 317
Dundas W. 977-0414.
ART IN THE PARK Handcrafted items, children's activity centre, tours,
music, meet artists. June 9, 10am-4pm. Neilson Park Creative Centre,
56 Neilson Dr., Etobicoke. 622-5294.
ART THERAPY FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS The University Settlement
Music & Arts School is hosting an information session for their summer
programs. June 6, 6-8pm at 519 Community Centre, 519 Church. Free.
598-3444.
CRAFT FAIR Burlington Art Centre fundraiser with jewelry, pottery,
wood, glass, leather, fibre items, toys, more. June 8-9. $2/$3.
Spencer Smith Park, Burlington. 905-632-7796.
DESH PARDESH FESTIVAL LECTURE Where Does Eastern Ethnic Art Fit Into
Western Multicultural Societies?, followed by a screening of Pratibha
Parmar's film, The Color Of Britain. June 8, 4-6pm. Metro Central
YMCA, 20 Grosvenor. 504-9932.
GIVE LIGHT AND DREAMS ART AUCTION Original works of art by Jean
Townsend, Saul Field, Sylvia Singer, lithographs by Leonor Fini,
Salvador Dali, many others. Fundraiser for Epilepsy Ontario. June 11.
$35. Windsor Arms Hotel & Condominiums, 22 St. Thomas. 905-764- 9095.
HARBOURFRONT CENTRE: FAMILIES: Kaleidoscope, free crafts program runs
Sundays 11:30am-4:30pm at Lookout. York Quay Centre, 235 Queens Quay
W. 973-3000.
ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM: FIELD TRIP: Bats Of Southern Ontario, June 8,
7:30-9:30pm.; $24/$30. WAHT'S NEW: Sneak Preview Of The Joey And Toby
Tanenbuam Byzantine Gallery, June 11, 7-7:45pm. SINGLES: Dreams Of
Millenium: Report On A Culture On The Brink, June 12, 6:15-8:30pm;
$11/$13. MUSIC: The Anexiety Of Immortality, June 13, 8-10pm;
$13/$16.50. FAMILY: Sunday workshops, noon-4pm. ROMWALKS: Whiskey,
Wharf And Windmill, meet at Little Trinity Church, King & Trinity,
June 12, 6pm. 100 Queen's Park. 586-5797.
SCARBOROUGH QUILTERS GUILD Meets Thursdays 7:30-9pm. Scarborough
Village Community Centre, 3600 Kingston. 288-8453.
SUMPTUOUS SUNDAY Sale of body, home, bath essentials by local artists.
June 9, noon-5pm. 429 Crawford, #6. 536-9169.
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