Posts Tagged: curating
From Remote Stars: Buckminster Fuller, London, and Speculative Futures
Museum London, March 5-May 15, 2022 co-curated with Sarah E.K. Smith Instagram In 1968, futurist, systems theorist, and architect R. Buckminster Fuller (1895–1983) visited London, Ontario. Then at the height of his global fame, Fuller was best known for patenting
From Remote Stars: Buckminster Fuller, London, and Speculative Futures
Museum London, March 5-May 15, 2022 co-curated with Sarah E.K. Smith Instagram In 1968, futurist, systems theorist, and architect R. Buckminster Fuller (1895–1983) visited London, Ontario. Then at the height of his global fame, Fuller was best known for patenting
From Remote Stars: Podcast
This three-part miniseries explores the recently uncovered recording that artist Greg Curnoe made of R. Buckminster Fuller speaking in London, Ontario in 1968. One evening in London, Ontario in 1968, R. Buckminster Fuller stood in front of an audience of
From Remote Stars: Podcast
This three-part miniseries explores the recently uncovered recording that artist Greg Curnoe made of R. Buckminster Fuller speaking in London, Ontario in 1968. One evening in London, Ontario in 1968, R. Buckminster Fuller stood in front of an audience of
Plastic Heart: Surface All the Way Through
Plastic Heart: Surface All the Way Through. Curated by the Synthetic Collective. The Art Museum at the University of Toronto, September 8-November 15, 2021 Plastic Heart is an experimental exhibition that examines plastic as art material, cultural object, geologic process,
Plastic Heart: Surface All the Way Through
Plastic Heart: Surface All the Way Through. Curated by the Synthetic Collective. The Art Museum at the University of Toronto, September 8-November 15, 2021 Plastic Heart is an experimental exhibition that examines plastic as art material, cultural object, geologic process,
Secret Stash: Textiles, Hoarding, Collecting, Accumulation and Craft
I’m excited to have an essay in this wonderful new volume edited by Anthea Black and Nicole Burisch. “Secret Stash: Textiles, Hoarding, Collecting, Accumulation and Craft.” In The New Politics of the Handmade: Craft, Art and Design. Anthea Black and
Secret Stash: Textiles, Hoarding, Collecting, Accumulation and Craft
I’m excited to have an essay in this wonderful new volume edited by Anthea Black and Nicole Burisch. “Secret Stash: Textiles, Hoarding, Collecting, Accumulation and Craft.” In The New Politics of the Handmade: Craft, Art and Design. Anthea Black and
Plastic Heart: A DIY Fieldguide for Reducing the Environmental Impact of Art Exhibitions
Produced by the Synthetic Collective for the exhibition Plastic Heart: Surface All the Way Through (Art Museum at the University of Toronto, Fall 2021), this Fieldguide gives a step by step overview of curating less carbon intensive exhibitions.
Plastic Heart: A DIY Fieldguide for Reducing the Environmental Impact of Art Exhibitions
Produced by the Synthetic Collective for the exhibition Plastic Heart: Surface All the Way Through (Art Museum at the University of Toronto, Fall 2021), this Fieldguide gives a step by step overview of curating less carbon intensive exhibitions.
A comprehensive investigation of industrial plastic pellets on beaches across the Laurentian Great Lakes and the factors governing their distribution
In 2018-19, the Synthetic Collective sampled from 66 beaches on the shores of the Laurentian Great Lakes. We collected 12,595 industrial plastic pellets from 66 10x1m sq quadrats. Also known as nurdles or “mermaids’ tears,” pellets are the feedstock of
A comprehensive investigation of industrial plastic pellets on beaches across the Laurentian Great Lakes and the factors governing their distribution
In 2018-19, the Synthetic Collective sampled from 66 beaches on the shores of the Laurentian Great Lakes. We collected 12,595 industrial plastic pellets from 66 10x1m sq quadrats. Also known as nurdles or “mermaids’ tears,” pellets are the feedstock of
No Small Matter: Micromuseums as Critical Institutions
with Helen Gregory. “No Small Matter? Micromuseums as Critical Institutions,” RACAR (special issue: Critical Curating) 43.2 (2018), pp. 89-101. Focusing on three micro-institutions located in Canada, each with specifically challenging and/or political mandates, this article examines the critical potential of
No Small Matter: Micromuseums as Critical Institutions
with Helen Gregory. “No Small Matter? Micromuseums as Critical Institutions,” RACAR (special issue: Critical Curating) 43.2 (2018), pp. 89-101. Focusing on three micro-institutions located in Canada, each with specifically challenging and/or political mandates, this article examines the critical potential of
The Museum of Future Fossils
The Museum of Future Fossils is an ongoing, large scale project, comprising pedagogy and course work, a speculative exhibition, workshops, and a catalogue for a non-existent exhibition. For more, please visit the MFFF site here. Image: still from Fatberg film,
The Museum of Future Fossils
The Museum of Future Fossils is an ongoing, large scale project, comprising pedagogy and course work, a speculative exhibition, workshops, and a catalogue for a non-existent exhibition. For more, please visit the MFFF site here. Image: still from Fatberg film,
Protectorate 1: A Darker Side of the Moon
Protectorate 1 was an exhibition curated as a part of the VAS/VAH4485 Museum and Curatorial Practicum in 2016-17. Here is the exhibition description: Since the Apollo 11 lunar landing in 1969, artefacts – ranging from flags and equipment to ephemeral
Protectorate 1: A Darker Side of the Moon
Protectorate 1 was an exhibition curated as a part of the VAS/VAH4485 Museum and Curatorial Practicum in 2016-17. Here is the exhibition description: Since the Apollo 11 lunar landing in 1969, artefacts – ranging from flags and equipment to ephemeral
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