Andrea Fraser

Drew Toal writes:
"There are plenty of people whose inner dialogues I would love, and perhaps kill, to see acted out. Schopenhauer, Jesus, Keanu Reeves... Is Andrea Fraser one of [them]?" continued.

Ironic, humorous, challenging, completely exposed, that's Andrea Fraser and her work—which are absolutely one. American-born, NY-based, her performances are cleaver, loud, socially relevant and holistically played out. More here and here.

From top to bottom: Projection (2008); Untitled (2003); Official Welcome (2003); Museum Highlights (1989).

Re: Fresh

Here's a few images of the re-worked piece on Camden Street in Toronto. Originally painted in late 2008, I re-touched it due to repairs done to the building's facade. Click for a larger view, hit "return" to come back.

Rolling

Rolling through Southern Ontario... painted last month.

At 52 McCaul

I'm spending the rest of the week painting in the vitrine of 52 McCaul (Toronto). A sort of residency while the gallery peeps take a summer break. Here are a few photos from yesterday.

Whahh?

Before

After

Painted with Amos in June. Clients of the parking lot "did not appreciate the graffiti being there." It was removed.

Work In Progress

Here's a final update on that building I was painting over the last few months. Patrick Thompson joined in for a bit, see images above. Inevitably though, the crane came.

Doris McCarthy

Today is Canadian-icon Doris McCarthy's 100th birthday. If you happen to be in Toronto this month, you can catch three exhibitions of hers: Eight Paintings / Eight Decades (at Wynick Tuck) until July 29, Roughing It in the Bush (at UTSC's Doris McCarthy Gallery) until July 24, and Roughing It in the Bush (at UofT's Art Centre) also until July 24. Find her site here.

Above: Iceberg Fantasy #40 (1989).

The Culture Lobby

Ana from Kiosk just mailed us a few copies of the book. It looks really good. Not sure where it will be available in North America yet, but you can order it from Kiosk very soon. More details to come when they're ready to ship. In the meantime, the whole archive is on the web: www.theculturelobby.com

À l'écoute

Van She / EP

Primal Scream / Screamadelica

The Police / Synchronicity

Burial / Untrue

Bon Iver / For Emma, Forever Ago

(RIP) Louise Bourgeois

Louise Bourgeois passed away today, she was 98. Here's from the BBC.

Image: Maman, 1999 (cast in 2003).

Deborah Sengl

Above are works by Austrian artist Deborah Sengl. Find her site here.

From top to bottom: From the series All You Can Eat, 2007; from series Church, 2006; from series Sports, 2006; from series Dogs, 2006.

The Culture Lobby

It's up. We are happy, even after randomly cementing shut each others' breathing holes. The site was designed by Ryan Taylor and realized by Neal and Conor Pollack.
Here.

Photos by, from top to bottom: Ljupcho Temelkovski and Aleksandar Grozdanovski; Cindy Blažević; Nives Sertić and Nebojša Slijepčević; moi. All 2009.

Eric Fensler

Revisiting Eric Fensler's re-works of the classic G. I. Joe PSA adverts. Totally hilarious stuff. Find them here.
More on his site: http://www.fenslerfilm.com/

Work In Progress

Just west of Spadina Ave. along Richmond (Toronto) is this small, two-story building that was sold to a condo developer. It's slated to be removed in August. Until then, I get to play.

Kim Adams

Shown above are works by Canadian artist Kim Adams. These were produced in the mid to late 90s from H- and O-scale model bits. Awkwardly funny stuff. Plenty more here.

From top to bottom: Cranberry Juicer (1995); Street Bar (1995); Sky Scratch (1995); Cheese Eaters (1998); Tanker Viewer I (1998).