1. “Word Up?”: Ghost, Papermonster, Dixon, Omen, Scam and Case.
January 9th - Febuary 1st 2009
Le Gallery, Toronto

A work by Omen. Image: Omen514, Montreal/graffitti.org

LE Gallery and Simon Cole of Show & Tell Gallery are pleased to present this exhibition of work by some of the best - world renown - artists whose primary practice is street based.

For more info, please click HERE.

2. Max Dean
January 8 to 31, 2009
Nicholas Metivier Gallery, Toronto

Reception for the artist: Thursday January 8, 6 to 8pm
Artist talk: 7pm
Saw Box performance: 6:30, 7:00 and 7:30 pm

Max Dean, Saw Box, 1973, wood, chainsaw, sound activated mechanism. Image: metiviergallery.com

This exhibition features work from 1971 to 2008. Dean uses boxes, tools and furniture as extensions of the body. Many of the works are interactive and respond to the participation of the viewer; some involve other senses such as sound and touch.

For gallery website, please click HERE.

3. Jean-Pierre Gauthier: Machines at Play
January 31 to May 18, 2009
The Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton Ontario

Jean-Pierre Gauthier, Battements et Papillons, 2006. Image: jackshainman.com

Montreal artist Jean-Pierre Gauthier’s highly inventive kinetic installations have emerged from his exploration of the acoustic and metaphorical potential of the found object.

For the Art Gallery of Hamilton website, please click HERE.

4. Networks: Jen Hutton and Troy Ouellette
January 9 - February 12, 2009
Truck Gallery, Calgary

Image: truck.ca

Communication is deconstructed and explored in this two-person exhibition. Hutton explores vernacular forms of communications through language, materials and objects, while the barcode serves as the starting point for Ouellette’s aural/sculptural installation Echosystems.

More info HERE.