{"id":20964,"date":"2013-09-26T17:05:34","date_gmt":"2013-09-26T21:05:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artoronto.ca\/?p=20964"},"modified":"2013-10-09T20:16:34","modified_gmt":"2013-10-10T00:16:34","slug":"gallery-hop-2013-tours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/v2.artoronto.ca\/?p=20964","title":{"rendered":"Gallery Hop 2013 \/ Tours"},"content":{"rendered":"

TOUR 1 \/ Niagara<\/strong>
\nSeptember 21, 2013,\u00a01 – 2 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Canadian Art\u2019s Niagara Gallery Tour<\/strong> encompassed an array of works and venues to represent the area\u2019s diversity. The tour began at Diaz Contemporary<\/strong> with a discussion of James Carl\u2019s s new body of sculptures by Canadian Art\u2019s online editor, Leah Sandals. Touching upon their allusion to the human figure and their reference to the modernist sculptures of Moore, Sandals shed an array of readings on these optical works.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Leah Sandals in front of one of James Carl\u2019s pieces<\/p>\n

The show is on display till October 12th at Diaz Contemporary, 100 Niagara Street. Gallery hours: Thursday to Saturday: 11 \u2013 6 p.m.<\/p>\n

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The tour continued to Rod Grigor\u2019s Sorry, We’re Open<\/em> exhibition at Walnut Contemporary<\/strong>. Grigor\u2019s hyperrealist paintings shine attention on overlooked aspects urban landscape, forcing them into a position of re-evaluation.<\/p>\n

Sorry, We’re Open<\/em> is on display till October 28th at Walnut Contemporary, 201 Niagara Street. Gallery hours: Wednesday to Saturday: 11 \u2013 5:30 p.m.<\/p>\n

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Afterwards, the group braved the rain to see George Legrady\u2019s On the Road<\/em> at Pari Nadimi Gallery<\/strong>. By referencing the Beat Generation and utilizing photographs that Legrady produced in the 1970s, this exhibition attempts to bridge the gap between the past and the present in a non-linear format.<\/p>\n

On the Road<\/em> is on display till October 26th at Pari Nadimi Gallery, 254 Niagara Street. Gallery hours: Wednesday to Saturday: 12 \u2013 5 p.m.<\/p>\n

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Finally, the tour ended with Jenine Marsh\u2019s exhibition at Cooper Cole Gallery<\/strong>\u2019s second location. Situated in a graphic space which also possesses a physical presence, Marsh\u2019s work can be examined from an array of dimensions.<\/p>\n

This exhibition is on display till October 14th at Cooper Cole Gallery, 777 Richmond Street West, Second Floor. Gallery hours: Monday, Friday, and Saturday: 12 \u2013 4 p.m.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Tour Guide & Sobey Art Award Assistant Curator Stefan Hancherowas beside Jenine Marsh\u2019s Scarecrow<\/em> (2013).<\/p>\n

Text and photo: Shellie Zhang<\/p>\n

TOUR 8 \/ Yorkville<\/strong>
\n September 21, 2013, 3:15 \u2013 4:30 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Our group met at Kinsmen Robinson Gallery<\/strong>.\u00a0 We visited Louie Palu: Mira Mexico<\/em>. Louie Palu is\u00a0a photojournalist taking pictures of the drug war in Mexico.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Artist Louie Palu with Noah Richler journalist, Canadian Art contributor.<\/p>\n

Louie aims to bring attention to the drug smuggling in Mexico. It is not officially called a war but over 60,000 people have died because of it. Louie also talked about the media and how they manipulate the public on subjects through the photos they choose.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Louie Palu, Execution By The River, 2012<\/p>\n

The exhibition is open till October 12, 2013, Kinsman Robinson Galleries at 108 Cumberland Street.<\/p>\n

The next gallery was Mayberry Fine Art Gallery<\/strong> where Hashim Wanoon\u2019s paintings were on display. Hashim works are also about the war in Mexico. Children are his inspiration, they are the innocent victims of war.<\/p>\n

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The show runs till September 29, 2013, Mayberry Fine Art, 110 Yorkville Avenue<\/p>\n

At Gallery Gevik<\/strong> Sylvia Lefkovitz were showing. She has a very simplistic style of landscapes and sculptures that captivate your eyes with beautiful scenery.<\/p>\n

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The exhibition is on display till October 11, 2013, Gallery Gevik, 12 Hazelton Avenue. Gallery hours: Tue \u2013 Sat 10:30 \u2013 6 p.m.<\/p>\n

In Loch Gallery<\/strong> Phillip Criag showed a lot of interior portraits. As the guide said he is returning to interiors after painting a lot of exteriors in the past.<\/p>\n

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The show runs\u00a0till October 2, 2013, Loch Gallery, 16 Hazelton Avenue. Gallery hours: Tue \u2013 Sat 10 \u2013 5:30 p.m.<\/p>\n

The last stop in our tour was Mira Godard Gallery<\/strong>. Nathan Birch\u2019s works are a little bit challenging since he works with two or three canvases for one image. To see the painting as a whole you need to look at it from the side.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Nathan Birch, “Beach and Forest<\/em>” 2010, acrylic on canvas, 27 x 67 in. (triptych)<\/p>\n

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The exhibition is open till September 28, Mira Godard Gallery, 22 Hazelton Avenue. Gallery hours: Tue \u2013 Sat 10 \u2013 5:30.<\/p>\n

Text and photo: Celeste Ringrose<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

September 21, 2013, 1 – 5:30 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

People braved the pouring rain on that Saturday afternoon and in eight guided groups visited galleries all over Toronto. <\/p>\n

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