September 30, 2012

Last night Scotiabank Nuit Blanche lit up Toronto from sundown to sun-up. This annual public art event attracted thousands of people who hit the streets in a celebration of Contemporary art. Though it threatened to rain that didn’t stop the massive crowds from pouring into downtown. Here’ a quick rundown of my experiences.

There were some real crowd pleasers last night including Peter Bowyer, “Flat Space”; BRDGLab, “Top Down”; Christine Davis...

Love it or hate it, great public art often makes us stop in our tracks and take notice. 

A group of art students in japan known as kingyobu, have repurposed old phone booths into giant fish aquariums. The goldfish tanks have been installed in numerous booths across osaka, japan. 

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a new kickstarter project - in their words. 

Wall Writers: Graffiti in its Innocence, 1967-1972. When art became a democracy and self-promotion became an art.

I never set out to make this documentary. I was doing research for...