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Sang Kim … King of Kensington Market and his talented friends!
Last weekend of every month in Kensington is so much fan! The streets are closed for pedestrians filled with festivities to wonder about and it makes […]
Continue readingFencer vs. Samurai … pouring rain made it a real street fight!!
“Fencer vs. Samurai” was premiered at BIG on Bloor Street Festival’s Bloor Alternative Art Fair(BAAF) on Saturday, July 23, 2011. With my former student, Nils […]
Continue readingThe last Scream Literary Festival guided by A. Rawlings as a ghost in the Park!
The last Scream Literary Festival was held in Toronto’s High Park on Monday, July 11, 2011. Angela Rawlings as a mysterious ghost from the past, present, […]
Continue readingTORONTO’S WINDOW GALLERIES – All you need is love (or How to live in the real world and still be happy) BY Suzanne Farkas ~ YEAR ZERO ONE FORUM: ISSUE#8
(The following is selected excerpts. For the full story, click here.) There’s definitely something happening here. Window Galleries, a quirky Toronto phenomenon of exhibition spaces, is […]
Continue readingNeoist Monty Cantsin, Istvan Kantor’s storage space and summer gallery
Yesterday I went to the re-opening of Istvan Kantor’s storage space and summer gallery. A small group of artists, writers, poets, and other arty type […]
Continue readingMeeting with former students … always nice to see you grow!!
I met with Andrew and Nils, two of my former students from La Citadelle International Academy of Arts and Science. At least it has been […]
Continue readingBOOK SALE came down to the ground … but Book Making forever!!
“BOOK SALE,” I saw a sign on Bloor street … on a manhole cover. I read the sign as “Book sale has come down to […]
Continue readingGosuke Takeya ~ Daisuke Takeya … Samurai tradition?
Today, I went to the Canada Post to pick up a parcel that I could not recall who it was from. In the long cardboard […]
Continue readingSachiko Murakami and Pivot Readings
I went to Pivot Readings last Wednesday at the Press Club where I was living across the street from. My British friend Lorna Stewart once […]
Continue readingMichael Pepa is young at heart!
Escaping out of the huge Pride Parade in Toronto on Sunday afternoon, with Lynn, Paul, and Jane, I went to a Canadian composer Michael Pepa‘s […]
Continue readingJames Fowler and The White House Project
I went to the opening of “10 x 10 – 100 Portraits celebrating queers in the arts by 10 Queer Photographers” exhibition at The White […]
Continue readingCanada Council ART BANK New acquisition!
June 20, 2011, The Canada Council Art Bank acquired 52 new works by Canadian artists, from 1,875 submissions, including paintings, photographs, sculptures, and drawings, worth a […]
Continue readingThe Boat
My friends, Mark, Jon, Jaybe (,) and I went to see a boat where we will have a cruise on July 10. The boat seemed […]
Continue readingLouise Bak and the Box a mixed cultural salon
I went to the Box a mixed cultural salon last night … met with Louise Bak, the host of the show for the first time. […]
Continue readingNuit Blanche ’07- ELY2 Short Doc Directed By M. J. Di Rocco (film maker/ ASHITA)
This short doc displays the first one hour footage of “Everybody Loves You 2,” Nuit Blanche in 2007 in Toronto (Zone B: curated by Michelle […]
Continue readingJAVA skit for new JETs!
On Sunday June 26, 2011, JAVA (Japanese Visitors Association) participated in pre- departure orientation seminar for JET (Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme) at The Japan Foundation, Toronto, […]
Continue readingKeiji Haino in Toronto
An established music prayer icon, Keiji Haino performed at Toronto’s Garrison’s on Saturday, June 11 2011. I was his interpreter during his stay. He is […]
Continue readingDaisuke Takeya at Christopher Cutts By Matthew Purvis ~ JULY 14, 2010 Blog TO ~ Art Agenda
Over at the Christopher Cutts Gallery, I took a trip out of the city without actually leaving. Daisuke’s painting are pillars of delicately overlapping and textured […]
Continue readingVPV Samurai performance!!
VPV: Violin Painting Violin is a “Ichigo-Ichie” one time only whimsical performance collaboration. VPV aims to create an intense momentum through experimental act of site […]
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