Hear Geoffrey Farmer and Kika Thorne talk about their work in the exhibition Gasoline Rainbows this Thursday, March 8 at 7 pm at the Contemporary Art Gallery, Vancouver. The exhibition runs until March 18th.
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David Rokeby, Cloud, 2007. Image: Pari Nadimi Gallery.

Cloud is David Rokeby’s brand new kinetic installation hanging suspended in the Great Hall at the Ontario Science Centre.

One hundred identical sculptural elements, arranged in ten by ten grid, are rotated at slightly differing speeds by computer-controlled motors. Cloud creates constantly shifting fields and patterns in the space of the Great Hall, playing with the tension between chaos and order, between scientific theory and human experience, and between objectivity and subjectivity.
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Missing Victor Pellerin

If you enjoyed Iris Haeussler’s recent hyper-real installation The Legacy of Joseph Wagenbach in Toronto:

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From this weekend’s New York Times:

Novice Art Collectors Find Access Is Priceless
By ERIC KONIGSBERG

Published: March 3, 2007

It’s nothing new that the art market attracts novice collectors with passion for the work, a degree of financial acumen and the knowledge, perhaps unspoken, that owning fine art confers a special status. But these days, the frenzied pitch of the art market means the new collector needs more than just money.

Many dealers sell new works to longtime clients before they are shown to the public; a system of waiting lists and pecking orders has developed. Susan Hancock has worked to establish herself as someone who is serious about collecting.

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Nuit Blanche Montreal happens this weekend, at the close of the ten-day long Montreal Highlights Festival.

Nuit Blanche, 2006. Image: bp1.blogger.com

The Highlights Festival includes the underground footrace, a performing arts segment and the Wine and Dine experience, when Montreal hosts the world’s greatest chefs and winemakers – This year, New York is the featured city. Among this year’s Nuit Blanche are the following exhibitions and events:

(For additional details and maps please visit the website HERE.)
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