1,619 research outputs found
Andy Fabo & Micah Lexier
No full textCooper discusses Fabo and Lexier as artists concerned with how "sexual meanings are constructed in social interaction," examining Lexier's use of quotation and Fabo's theme of "aphasia." Farrell presents them as artists seeking "to reclaim the territory of the body as a site of lived experience." Biographical notes. 6 bibl. ref
Discordia Concors : David Blatherwick, David McClyment, Natalie Olanyk, David Sylvestre
No full textFabo links multi-media works by the artists with art of the 16th century Mannerist Period. 1 bibl. ref
Desire
No full textElaborating on the theme of desire, Fabo outlines a brief history of the influence of women's and gay cultural work on sex and sexuality and on a recent censorship in Toronto. Fabo also explores the variety of approaches to the theme in works by 16 artists
Bound by Contradiction : Shelagh Keeley & Andy Fabo
No full textThis artists' book presents two evocative sequences of texts and images: Keeley and Holubizky frequently evoke the body and its parts, while Fabo and Hurtig raise love, sex, AIDS, and other themes
Catherine Heard : Efflorescence // Catherine Heard : Id
No full textFabo notes that Heard’s installation braids Mannerist, Surrealist, and Gothic elements into a new, unsettling hybrid. He relates the corporeal anxiety registered in Heard’s distorted figures to the dual intent of Mannerism, where bodies are both narrative ciphers and mirrors of inner and societal crisis. The author also equates Freud’s concept of the uncanny with the phrase “disagreeable object” that Heard uses to characterise her work. Includes a selection of quotes related to the exhibition's main themes. Biobibliography 1 p. List of works
Chromaliving
No full textIn relation to this exhibition gathering over 140 Toronto artists, Fabo discusses the importance of the decorative arts to modernism prior to American Abstract Expressionism. Oille refers to the history of fashion as a system of social and political control
The Glade : A Performance/Installation by Zachery Longboy
No full textStressing the "almost fetishistic accumulation of empty AZT pill vials" for the performance "The Glade", Fabo elaborates on Native artist Longboy's "totemic expressionism", his quasi-painterly video practice, and his recourse to technology. The text read during the performance and photographs are reproduced. Beharry contributes a tale about a woman and a bird. Biographical notes
Spasmodic : A Public Affair
No full textFabo and Baker comment on each of the works in this exhibition of interventionist public art: Fabo does so in relation to its context in Saskatoon; Baker reveals how each challenges the notion of “public” both thematically as well as in application. Moffat defines concepts of community while discussing the necessary negotiations with the “local” in Saskatoon for the realization of this exhibition. Includes a map of sites and a short section documenting the works. Biographical notes on artists and authors. 4 bibl. ref
Global Media Ideas - Infinite Pathways to Creative Succes - Andy Elwood - Part One.mp4
No full textDuring the X Media Lab: Global Media Ideas summit in June 2011, media and technology writer Brad Howarth conducted interviews with industry experts for Creativeinnovation. This video is part one of Brad Howarth's interview with Andy Elwood, Directory of Business Development at Gowalla. Andy Elwood discusses the idea behind the application and how their founder Josh Williams went from inspiration to launching the idea as a business and where they stand in the market today
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