Between Memory and History at the Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art
Toronto is a city with lots of fantastic artwork attached to it. Sometimes, as in the case of the above photo, the artwork manifests itself on one of the walls of the city or some other such public place. However, in most cases, to see great Canadian art you have to head to one of the many artistic venues in the city such as the Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art, which from now on will also occupy a place on The Toronto Traveler’s blogroll.
The MOCCA as it’s known for short is exactly what the name implies and between May 2, 2008 and June 1, 2008, they are going to be having an exhibition of art entitled Between Memory and History: From the Epic to the Everday. Here is a partial list of people that will have works on display at the event:
Raymonde April is indicative of the large pool of French Canadian artistic talent that Canada is privileged to have. She’s one of the contemporary photographic artists that Canada has built a reputation for turning out and ever since she got her start in 1979, her photographs have been in high demand for display around the country.
Robert Burley, like Raymonde April, is a design photographer and one that has been working for over two decades. According to his website, the work he does explores the relationship between nature, architectures and the overall urban landscape. He has many excellent pictures that deal with the meat of this conceptual area, including very awe-inspiring pictures of large pockets of nature next to significantly smaller urban areas.
Martin Parr is a man that refers to himself as the “chronicler of our age.” He is a man that has been highly critical of mainstream media photography and serves to counter that photography with what he refers to as “criticism, seduction and humour.” This gives us a chance to take a look at his interpretation of many famous media shots over time and that in itself is a very interesting thing to do.
MOCCA’s Location
MOCCA is located at 952 Queen Street West, which puts it at a major intersection nearest to Queen Street West and Ossington Avenue. This is actually somewhat far away from the Subway, although there are busses that run along Ossington Avenue from Ossington Subway Station on the Bloor-Danforth line as well as streetcars that run along Queen Street that intersect both the Yonge and University Subway Lines, so the TTC coverage to this particular location is still extensive.
Summary
Event: Between Memory and History: From the Epic to the Everday
Location: Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art (MOCCA), 952 Queen Street West
Dates: May 2, 2008 to June 1, 2008
Museum Hours: 11 AM to 6 PM Thursday-Sunday, closed Monday
Admission: Free to the gallery
More Information: 416-395-7490 or mocca@toronto.ca
Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons
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