Opening Reception: February 7, 2013, 7 – 10 p.m.
Gallery 1313
The opening was on a blustery evening with the beginnings of a snow storm. No stopping artist Donald Fowler who drove from Montreal in the snow to attend the reception with his work on display. Montrealers are use to snow.
Participating artists Donald Fowler and Hilary Kean
The twenty five artists who displayed work in the exhibit each had a different take on the subject matter which made the exhibit more intriguing for the visitors.
Visitors Iva,Taryn,Trish, Hilary, Tara and Fabio enjoy the show
Despite the snow the gallery was packed and the crowd decided to stay as the snow kept coming down. Artist Roger Gremo who arrived with his male sculptural works in body bags enjoyed meeting some other artists. Gremo who also shows at Gallery Clark told me he was first got representation at the Burston Gallery at Queen Street West and Dovercourt. Josh Burston ran a gallery for several years before the venue became a Star Bucks outlet.
Artist Roger Gremo
Artist Ethan Lester is studying in Victoria working on his MFA and he heard about the exhibit and decided to participate. Some of the out of town artists couldn’t attend the reception such as Madeline Mayo of Montreal. York University MFA student Shanon Scanlan was excited to exhibit her sculptures which are part of her thesis project.
Artist Ethan Lester
Photographer, Paul Dymond was a late entry in the exhibit and was happy to see his painted body figures in the exhibit. Participating photographers Jolie Fejer and Viliam Hrnbovak drove in from Oakville in the storm and enjoyed the exhibit.
Artists Jolie Fejer and Viliam Hrnbovak
Artist Gillian Collyer
The exhibit has became a yearly event attracting different artists from across the country. It is curated online through submissions. Although challenging to install so many diverse works it is always a pleasant surprise to see the results.
Artist Christopher Haynes with his “Dirty Dishes”
The Sex Show attempts to push the boundaries of the definition of sex. It approaches the topic of sex from all angles, exhibiting works that vary on a broad scale, from art that is more explicit to art that is more elusive in content. Not only does The Sex Show contain a wide variety of sex-related themes and contents, it also exhibits the use of abundantly different mediums such as video, photography, sculpture, collage, mixed media and paint.
Friend Dave, Artist Roger Gremo and friend Alex
The exhibition is curated by Phil Anderson.
The show is open February 6-17, 2013, Gallery 1313, 1313 Queen Street West, gallery hours: Wed – Sun 1 – 6 p.m.
Text and photo: Phil Anderson