by Amanda Pignotti
MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY CANADIAN ART
February 4 – April 1, 2012
the blackened architectural layout of the exhibition facilitates frustration, subtle panic and anxiety
Tasman Richardson: NECROPOLIS
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Haute Culture / General Idea
by Amanda Pignotti
ART GALLERY OF ONTARIO
July 30, 2011–January 1, 2012
The exhibition itself becomes a virus inserted into each viewer’s mind in the world of glamour and mass media.
Viva Voce! 40th Anniversary of the Art & Art History Program
by Amanda Pignotti
BLACKWOOD GALLERY
September 14 – October 23, 2011
Viva Voce is a Latin term for “with the living voice,” a powerful and appropriate title.
Sound Before Sight
By Amanda Pignotti
As visitors walk toward the blackened room of the E-Gallery located on the UTM (University of Toronto at Mississauga) campus, sound before sight entices the crowd. One by one, visitors unconsciously emerge as “listeners” of a work of art, prior to becoming the “viewer”. Intimidating and boisterous tones stampede out from the E-Gallery, drawing in curious yet skeptical listeners before the piece is even seen!