2008

Day 8: Thursday, October 30 (AJP)

Gustavo Alvarez Lugo (Musgus) performing Chabochi (reflective action)

By Andrew James Paterson After enjoying a delightful tea with the performance artist Norbert Klassen, we trudged off to the subway entrance at Queen and University by the big shiny new opera house. I had hoped that Gustavo Alvarez was intending to perform one of his public actions in relation to the opera house, but …

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Creative Resident Profile: Sylvette Babin—The Art of Sound, and the Sound of Art (EW)

Sylvette Babin performing untitled at XPACE Cultural Centre

By Elaine Wong In a previous statement about her art, Sylvette Babin described herself as un être hybride, a hybrid being without a fixed discipline. Eight years later, the idea of hybridity, of being able to combine and draw from different media, is still a positive facet of her art. She has created and choreographed …

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Day 7: Wednesday, October 29 (AJP)

Granny Boots introduction at the Gladstone

By Andrew James Paterson I had been tipped off the Chihuahua-based performance artist Gustavo Alvarez (Musgus) had been planning a performance action starting at the bus stop by the Old City Hall at three o’clock. I get there early and nobody’s there. I think of checking out the City Hall Library and checking my email …

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Day 6: Tuesday, October 28 (AJP)

Chaw Ei Thein performing Quiet River (in progress) at Toronto Free Gallery

By Andrew James Paterson Late in the afternoon, I found myself with idle time so I decided to check in on the Creative Residents working out of Toronto Free Gallery. Chaw Ei Thein’s mural—Quiet River—had been extended much further than what I had briefly glimpsed late last week. A row of Burmese monks at the …

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