Tired of those stuffy wine and cheese receptions? Fashion yourself a different kind of snacker? Then you need to ride Snack Bus, the brain candy of Toronto artist Micah Lexier. With newly minted Snack Money—issued by the bank of AGYU, designed by Toronto’s beloved Julie Voyce, and printed by the legendary Paper Pusher—you can purchase the equivalent of five Canadian dollars worth of your suppressed, mouth-watering, guilty pleasure and ride with pride! In fact, not only will you be given this money to spend with no strings attached, you will have the opportunity to taste and tell all about your sneaky snacks with other riders on The Performance Bus while travelling to Camilla Singh: Uniforms of Non-Uniform Work gala opening at AGYU on Wednesday, April 2, 6 – 9 p.m. (Where, alas, there will be wine and cheese…)
Camilla Singh, Monogram for Uniforms (Filthy By Nature), 2013. Courtesy of De Luca Fine Art, Toronto.
Fashion’s spring collection has arrived at the AGYU. Guest designer Camilla Singh’s new line of work-wear inaugurates her fashion label Filthy by Nature and proves that it is more fashionable than ever to be out there. The artist-curator-organizer-performer now adds fashion designer to her impressive list of credits in this one-off collection of “uniforms” designed specifically for Canadian curators. Despite the niche market for these unique “uniforms,” AGYU keeps accessibility fashionable too. The spring collection’s debut runs until June 16, 2014, and admission to everything is free. Everyone is welcome.
Uniforms for Non-Uniform Work is comprised of six “uniforms” for six specific Canadian curators (to be revealed at the gala reception!). Each is situated within a series of mini installations embedded within the overall design of the exhibition in order to spatially manifest ideas related to each curator’s unique practice. Through the use of sculptural objects and “props” that are set in relation to the “uniforms,” or the creation of custom-designed support systems which literally hold them up, Singh furthermore stages the behind-the-scenes “management” (from interns to institutions, etc.) on which all curatorial work depends. Taken as a whole, Uniforms for Non-Uniform Work implicitly acknowledges the embedded role of curating in exhibition-making and of art making in curatorial practice. Oh, and, of course, the importance of fashion to both….
The free Snack Bus departs the HASTY MARKET (300 Simcoe Street – the corner of Simcoe and Elm Street, one block north of AGO) at 6:15 pm sharp, en route to the AGYU and returns downtown at 9 pm. Please show up at 5:30 to receive your Snack Money and purchase your goods.
*Exhibition information: April 2 – June 16, 2014, The AGYU, located in the Accolade East Building, 4700 Keele Street, Toronto. Gallery hours: Mon – Fri, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.; Wed, 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.; Sun 12 – 5 p.m.