VoCA recommends…Zone B

Zone B extends more or less from College and Spadina to King and University, covering the Baldwin Street area, OCAD down to Queen and below to King. It’s curated by Michelle Jacques, assistant cuator at the Art Gallery of Ontario.

1. ADAD HANNAH: TRACES, 2007
What to expect: If you think you know what you’re looking at, prepare to have your expectations undermined in this still but strangely moving installation..
Where:The Rex Hotel Jazz and Blues Bar, 194 Queen Street West

Adad Hannah, Installation documentation of Cuba Still (Remake), 2005.
Image: adadhannah.com

2. SWINTAK: THUNDEREGG ALLEY: A DUMPSTER DIVER’S PARADISE, 2007
What to expect: An attempt to create a 5 star resort from the refuse of a downtown alley. More successful than you might expect..
Where: Alley behind College and Spadina

3. MELISSSA SHIFF: ICONOCLASH, NIGHT OF AWE DANCE PARTY, 2007
What to expect: An interactive dance party that takes Moses (yes, that Moses) as its inspiration. Need we say more?
Where: Grange Park (OCAD)

Melissa Shiff, Command J: Jewish Laws, Digital Arts. Inside the Abrahmic Tent, 2005.
Image: melissashiff.com

4. HANNAH CLAUS: WHERE THERE ARE TREES STANDING IN THE WATER, 2007
What to expect: An installation uses light and shadow to reinvent traditional Canadian wallpaper patterns.
Where: George Brown House, 186 Beverly Street

5. VESSNA PERUNOVICH: MIDNIGHT MIRAGE, 2007
What to expect: A traditional Serbian feast is served to anyone who wants it…
Where: Anne Tanenbaum Gallery School Parking Lot, 60 McCaul Street

Vessna Perunovich, House of Exile, 2003, video installation. Image: divus.cz

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