{"id":34332,"date":"2016-06-05T11:21:02","date_gmt":"2016-06-05T15:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artoronto.ca\/?p=34332"},"modified":"2016-06-26T22:04:50","modified_gmt":"2016-06-27T02:04:50","slug":"the-power-ball-xviii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/v2.artoronto.ca\/?p=34332","title":{"rendered":"POWER BALL XVIII"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Thursday, June 2, 2016 \/ 7 pm<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Presented by The Power Plant and Max Mara
\nThe Power Plant<\/strong>
\n231 Queens Quay West<\/p>\n

This years theme for the annual fundraiser was the Pleasure Principle and it was presented lavishly so. Pleasure comes in different forms according to different tastes and desires. The art installations seemed well fit to the theme as did the decor.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Inflatable culture<\/p>\n

Contemporary dance seemed to at the forefront of the entertainment and many guest packed the theater to watch international performance artist Ryan McNamara and his troupe of dancers. They danced along the walls and intermingled with guests. The performance was sponsored by The Drake Properties. Though I didn\u2019t catch a glimpse of McNamara in the theater performance I did see him hit the dance floor with Chicago DJ Mark Farina spinning tunes in the main gallery space.\u00a0Dancer Javon Jones seemed to come out of nowhere and gave a powerful dance performance.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Performance by\u00a0Ryan McNamara<\/p>\n

Artist Jordan Soderberg Mills had\u00a0\u00a0video projections going for his installation. Visitors hung around the bar while the videos played on the walls and monitors. Artists Coryn Kempster and Julia Jamozik used inflatable toys\u00a0\u00a0to remember childhood’s pleasurable moments.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Video projection by\u00a0Jordan Soderberg Mills<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Coryn Kempster’s and Julia Jamozik’s inflatable toys<\/p>\n

Among the visitors I saw Jeff Stober of Drake Properties, Sara Diamond President of OCADU, Gallery owners Jamie Angell and Clint Roenisch, artist and Toronto Arts Council Officer, Peter Kingstone, artist Luis Jacob, emerging artist Yan Wen, curator Lisa Dean Smith of OCADU’s Onsite Gallery and of course Power Plant Director, Ga\u00ebtane\u00a0Verna was there to greet visitors. There were plenty of media as well capturing the evening.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Max Mara displays<\/p>\n

Karen Tam’s OPIUM Den was well suited\u00a0\u00a0though no opium was present. Surprisingly no marijuana dispensary was on sight either but there was plenty of alcohol\u00a0\u00a0to make up for it.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n

\"\"<\/a>Karen Tam’s OPIUM Den<\/p>\n

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Parts and Labour did an excellent job with their barbeque of chicken and pork. Guests inhaled the food while they lined up like they were in a cafeteria and had to be told by Parts’ staff to just dig in. For those who like cottage life there were some deck chairs around a roaring fire complete with huge containers of s’mores. Curious onlookers walking the Queens Quay boardwalk wondered what was going on on the other side of the fence that separated them from the party.<\/p>\n

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I am sure the 1500 plus guests continued to party on after I left and hopefully leave with some pleasurable moments to remember. And of course money raised from a successful event will help with the expenses of programming at the Power Plant.<\/p>\n

Text and photo: Phil Anderson<\/p>\n

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June 2, 2016, 7 pm \/ The Power Plant<\/p>\n

by Phil Anderson<\/strong><\/p>\n

This years theme for the annual fundraiser was the Pleasure Principle and it was presented lavishly so.<\/p>\n

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