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Classes:
February 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 2-4 pm
Presented with the Justina M. Barnicke Gallery (JMB), Hart House, University of Toronto

Keywords School

Xu Tan

Curated by Maiko Tanaka, JMB Gallery Curator-in-Residence, as part of Extra-curricular: Between Art and Pedagogy

Co-Presenting with YYZ, Gendai is to kickoff the new year of 2010 with a artist talk event by internationally acclaimed artist KOKI TANAKA (Japan) this January 9, Saturday 1 p.m. at the YYZ Artists' Outlet .

BAGART Q&A

The following questions were raised by local artists, curators, and dealers and answered by Song Tao (Birdhead member) during BAGART’s 2009 research residency in Toronto. This section is constantly developing and open to your questions, comments and discussions. Leave comments below or feel free to email us at info@gendaigallery.org and insert “BAGART” in the subject line.

Production/Contract

Who designs the frame? Is the frame included?

Workshop and Artist Talk

Performance and installation artist, anti-cool (Tomoko Takahashi) was born in Kanagawa, Japan. Her works explore ways of conquering the boundaries and rules with which people surround themselves. Through communication with those present, she tries to find solutions in order to break through people’s self-imposed limits. She has exhibited in more than ten countries in the last six years. Recent group shows include Visions in the Nunnery, London, UK; Cultural Studies Wien at Museum Quarter 21, and Platform Kunst for Japan-EU year, Vienna, Austria.

Saturday, September 12, 2009 1:30 -2:30 p.m.
University of Toronto Art Center (UTAC) Art Lounge
15 King's College Cir, Toronto, ON M5S 3H7

Join us for an international artist talk by Takahiro Fujiwara (Japan) who is one of the participating artists of this year's CAFKA (Contemporary Art Forum Kitchener & Area) and last year's Nuit Blanche (Zone A: Eaton Centre). It will follow an introduction of CAFKA by its executive director Gordon Hatt.

The event will be hosted by University of Toronto Art Centre, CAFKA, and Gendai Gallery.

A series of international artist's presented by Gendai at various locations.

Art Metropole and Gendai Gallery invite you to a party to celebrate the Toronto launch of BAGART, a game initiated by Shanghai art collective Birdhead.


Saturday Dec 5th, 1-5pm, @ Art Metropole

788 King Street West 2nd Floor, Toronto, Canada M5V 1N6

1:30 – 3:30pm Q&A Game by Birdhead (Virtual Presence)

“Save 88 Big Macs. Let’s play art!” – Birdhead

In Nov 2009, Gendai partnered with Art Metropole and signed a one year contract with Birdhead to share the role as local representative for the BAGART project in Toronto. In the course of this contract year, Art Metropole will be the sole agent for BAGART sales in the Toronto area and Gendai will be responsible for facilitating installation and documenting the process of the BAGART project.

What is BAGART?
BAGART is a Game, a Sales Hub and an Art Project!

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