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fORUM: Jonas Staal
3 December 2019 6pmMain Hall 1 Spadina Crescent John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design University of Toronto Propaganda Art in the 21st Century | Lecture and Canadian Book Launch Fake news, alternative facts and the post-truth era: these terms are presented to us as part of a rise of elected authoritarian and alt-right regimes the world over. […]
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SESSION: Sameer Farooq
6 October 2019 12pm - 3pm1st Meeting for Nondualistic Thinking Artist Sameer Farooq invites participants to turn inward to evoke the personal atlas of images, objects and texts held by our internal reservoirs. Drawing from somatic body inquiry and contemplative practice, a series of exercises will centre the meeting around the question: What does my body want to make? More a silent town […]
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In Studio: Michèle Pearson Clarke
2 October 2019 6pmWe regret to inform our Members that In Studio with Michèle Pearson Clarke has been postponed. Rescheduled event information will be shared via our website and social media in due time. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank all those who expressed interest in the event. Join Mercer Union for a studio visit with Michèle Pearson Clarke. […]
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fORUM: Bambitchell in conversation with Richy Carey
17 September 2019 7pmBambitchell join composer Richy Carey (Glasgow) for a conversation engaging their most recent collaboration in Bugs and Beasts Before the Law (2019) to discuss questions of subjectivity and multiplicity, the site of the gallery and that of the cinema, and the complex process of collectively addressing pertinent histories and geographies through sound and moving image practices. […]
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40 Forward: Stellar Living 2019
14 November 2019 6pmAUCTION NIGHT | Doors at 6PM | Auction at 7PM LOCATION | Mercer Union | 1286 Bloor St. West Tickets $100 | join the waitlist at https://stellarliving.eventbrite.ca/ Mercer Union’s signature fundraising auction returns in celebration of our 40th Anniversary. Proceeds from the event contribute essential funds to support exhibitions and programs at Mercer Union, and help maintain our […]
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ONE HOUR MIXER: Nadia Belerique
9 August 2019 6pm - 20 July 2019 7pmPlease join us on Friday 9 August for a one-hour mix by Nadia Belerique and a drink on the house with good company. This is your last chance to experience our current exhibition, Jennifer Rose Sciarrino: from root to lip, before it closes on 10 August, and an opportunity to order our 2018-2019 Member Edition by Lorna […]
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CANCELLED – SESSION: Natasha Myers
25 July 2019 7pmDue to unforeseen circumstances, our upcoming Session with Natasha Myers is cancelled. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank all those who expressed interest in the event. Jennifer Rose Sciarrino: from root to lip continues until 10 August 2019. We hope to see you at the gallery soon. For more information about exhibitions and upcoming […]
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SESSION: EMILIA-AMALIA invite Erica Stocking
5 May 2019 12pm - 3pmSESSION is a project modelling itself after an incubator that invites cultural practitioners to engage with questions that emerge out of a given exhibition. EMILIA-AMALIA | in residence invites artist Erica Stocking to host a participatory reading of her play The Artist’s Studio is Her Bedroom (2019)—a choreographed statement on autobiographical art making. The work presents a singular female […]
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SESSION: EMILIA-AMALIA invite Moyra Davey
25 April 2019 7pmSESSION is a project modelling itself after an incubator that invites cultural practitioners to engage with questions that emerge out of a given exhibition. EMILIA-AMALIA | in residence invites artist and writer Moyra Davey to offer a reading from her new monograph accompanied by a screening of notable excerpts from her film work. Moyra Davey is an artist based in […]
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SESSION: EMILIA-AMALIA invite Samara Livingchimes
28 April 2019 12pm - 3pmSESSION is a project modelling itself after an incubator that invites cultural practitioners to engage with questions that emerge out of a given exhibition. EMILIA-AMALIA | in residence invites Therapeutic Sound Practitioner Samara Livingchimes to lead a meditative sound bath for a small group of participants in the spirit of Pauline Oliveros’ principle of deep listening. Samara […]
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SESSION: EMILIA-AMALIA invite Amy Wong
23 May 2019 7pmSESSION is a project modelling itself after an incubator that invites cultural practitioners to engage with questions that emerge out of a given exhibition. EMILIA-AMALIA | in residence invites artist Amy Wong to lead a performative lecture focusing on mother-work as interwoven with social, communal and activist work. Wong explores a range of inspirations and traditions: the popularity […]
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ONE HOUR MIXER: Rajni Perera
22 March 2019 6pm - 7pmPlease join us on Friday 22 March for a one-hour mix by Rajni Perera and a drink on the house with good company. This is your last chance to experience our current exhibition Medicine for a Nightmare (they called, we responded) before it closes on 23 March, and an opportunity to order our 2018-2019 Member Edition by Lorna Mills. Not yet a member? To have […]
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SESSION: Ricky Varghese
17 March 2019 12pm - 3pmSESSION is a project modelling itself after an incubator that invites cultural practitioners to engage with questions that emerge out of a given exhibition. Philosopher Rebecca Comay has suggested that “violence likes to occult itself – the apparatus of terror requires this obfuscation – and one of the most systematic mechanisms of ‘disappearance’ is that the traces of […]
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fORUM: Michael Nijhawan
6 March 2019 7pmJoining with centuries-old customs of care and community building, Nep Sidhu’s Medicine for a Nightmare (they called, we responded) charts Sikh resilience through memorialization practices. Michael Nijhawan’s presentation will consider how cultural identities can be fostered and amended through artistic practice, proposing a connection between the work of artists, the writing of history and self-understanding. What […]
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In Studio: Erdem Taşdelen
27 February 2019 6pmJoin Mercer Union for a studio visit with Erdem Taşdelen. Free for Sustaining Members and above; open to other members and select non-members for $15. Refreshments will be served. Meeting location will be announced to confirmed attendees closer to the date of the studio visit. RSVP to York Lethbridge by email or by calling 416.536.1519 Erdem Taşdelen is […]