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November 1, 2008 By Elaine Wong As the crowd emerged into the Toronto Free Gallery, we saw creative resident Chaw Ei Thein's finished mural. In addition to what I have already described in previous posts, ...

October 31, 2008 By Elaine Wong Robin Poitras began the day's performances with a presentation of some times three alongside Brenda Cleniuk and Leanne Lloyd. They collected in front of the Design Exchange, a single ...

By Andrew James Paterson At twelve noon sharp, Robin Poitras presented an outdoor performance on a lovely pre-Halloween afternoon in downtown Toronto’s financial district. Poitras formed a trio with two other female artists—Brenda Cleniuk and ...

By Andrew James Paterson Norbert Klassen, Viva Fluxus 7a*11d 2008 PHOTO Henry Chan Norbert Klassen has presented two performances at the 2008 7a*11d Festival (on Friday October 24 and also the following evening—the Saturday night) ...

By Elaine Wong We return again to XPACE, and there is something new in the gallery window to replace Alejandra Herrera's installation. It is a blue ceramic bowl and a pair of brown leather shoes, ...

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 ...

By Elaine Wong Chaw Ei Thein, with Quiet River mural 7a*11d 2008 PHOTO Henry Chan Her mural, Quiet River, has developed a lot of depth since the last time I have seen it. The faces ...

By Elaine Wong On Harbord Street just west of Spadina, there is a small gallery that is housing another portion of the festival: a screening of some of Lezli Rubin-Kunda's recent video works. The screening ...

By Elaine Wong Sylvette Babin untitled, 7a*11d 2008 PHOTO Henry Chan In a previous statement about her art, Sylvette Babin described herself as un être hybride, a hybrid being without a fixed discipline. Eight years ...

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 ...