The Unbearable Weight of Memory

By Christine Korte The festival has come and gone. It’s hard to believe that its been over a week since our collective descent upon Toronto’s West end galleries and streets wrapped up. Each day, memories of the performances continue to be triggered, exploded and turned into personal meditations (at least in my, admittedly invested, case). …

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Ultimes moments du Festival

Christof Migone performing at OCADU

par Sylvie Ferre Procédons d’abord à un retour en arrière sur les quelques projets non évoqués précédemment. Samedi après –midi, l’amplification du son des micros tapés au sol par les assistants de Christof Migone redonnera vie au hall de l’Université de l’OCAD. Plus tard, dans la soirée, la performance du Birman,  Nyan Lin Htet, sera …

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“Nothing stays forever”

Márcio Carvalho performing at Mercer Union

By Christine Korte Portuguese/German artist Márcio Carvalho’s performance on Sunday afternoon, Now – an impossible presence, was an intricate navigation through time, memory, presence, and the impossibility of the now. The artist facilitated this navigation vis-à-vis a highly considered and layered engagement with the object world. Carvalho highlighted the shifting nature of the materials he used – material that disintegrates (a pear), material …

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Blue skies

By Randy Gledhill We’ll meet again Don’t know where, don’t know when But I know we’ll meet some sunny day Keep smiling through Just like you always do Till the blue skies drive the dark clouds far away Vera Lynn Well, the mess has been cleaned up. The gallery walls retouched. The rented and borrowed …

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