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#howitstarted #howitsgoing
@uc-uoft.bsky.social
the municipal plaque marking the former home of Marshall McLuhan on Wells Hill, along with the copy of James Joyce's Ulysses that - in an exemplary instance of Bretonian "objective chance" - I found in an adjacent little free library π‘ π β¨
#marshallmcluhan #jamesjoyce #objectivechance
last night's Toronto launch of Will Straw's Nights in Fairyland: Gossip, Blackmail, and the Many Lives of βBroadway Brevitiesβ, published by McGill-Queen's at Tranzac π ποΈ π΅οΈ πΈ β¨
@mcgillqueensup.bsky.social @wstraw.bsky.social
a few details of William Kentridge's Self-Portrait as a Coffee Pot, with objects from the William Kentridge Studio at Koffler Arts ποΈ π« ποΈ
#williamkentridge
thanks to Bill Burns for sharing a copy of his delightful new bilingual (English-Korean) artist's book, It's the Sun and the Rain that Makes the Salt and Goats and Honey Bees π π π β¨
#billburns
I was fortunate to catch Sybil Goldstein: Urban Myths at Koffler Arts before it closes today, which includes (2) works related to Goldstein's signature murals for the Cameron House as well as (3) a portrait of long-time Cameron House resident (and my neighbour) Andy Paterson π π¨ β¨
#sybilgoldstein
Mysterious signs engraved on figurines and other artefacts found in Germany may push back the emergence of a proto-writing system by more than 30,000 years.
www.newscientist.com/article/2516...
a few views of Land. Sea. Sugar. Salt.: Terrestrial and Aquatic Contemplations of the Caribbean, curated by Michelle Jacques and Sally Frater at the Art Museum at the University of Toronto : 1) Kara Springer, 2) Farihah Aliyah Shah, 3) Charles Campbell, 4) Braxton Garneau ποΈπππ§
I always stop to admire this Rita Letendre Kelly Library π
#RitaLetendre
some details of Hangama Amiri: PARTING/ΩΨ±Ψ§Ω 2 at the Art Museum at the University of Toronto, curated by Elizabeth Diggon π‘΄ πΌοΈ β¨
Joanne Joachim (L) in conversation with curator Andrea Fatona (R) as part of tonight's Onsite Gallery inaugural Black History Month annual guest lecture, "Making Our Way," @ocaduniversity.bsky.social πππ
finally seeing Michael Belmore's π₯π³πͺπ§π΅, a temporary installation on the Front Campus @uc-uoft.bsky.social @utoronto.ca, in its element π π¨ π¬οΈ
#michaelbelmore
Christian Giroux and Daniel Young, Three Points Where Two Lines Meet, 2018
monument to Ubu Roi
#uburoi
wishing a happy birthday to my mom π π₯³
a few shots of precious objects performing non-precious tasks, curated by Avalon Mott at the plumb : 1) Kendra Yee, 2) Chiedza Pasipanodya, 3) Julie Moon, 4) Misbah Ahmed πΊβ±οΈπ πβ± β¨
a few details of Jeneen Frei Njootli's "The skies closed themselves when we averted our gaze" at The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery π π§₯ β¨
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some details of Lucy Raven's Murderers Bar at The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery π πΊοΈ π₯
#lucyraven
wishing a very happy birthday to Kate the great, who baked her own cake, and is sure to (soon) eat it, too π π
@teaandmadeleines.bsky.social
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an early birthday brunch with Kate at Alder at the Ace Hotel π½ β π
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details from Friday night's openings of (1-2) Morley Shayuk, and (3-4) Mark Bell at Paul Petro Contemporary Art π π§ π³πΌπΆ
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happy Valentine's Day to my lovely wife Kate π π
yesterday's visitor π
yesterday, while researching A.J. Casson at OCAD Library, I suddenly recognized this sculpture, which I've so often seen in past without giving it a second glance (despite library staff's affectionate seasonal wardrobe transitions), as a bust by Kenneth Jarvis I'd seen in my reading πΏπ¨π
#ajcasson
