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Maxi Boyd E-mail
Arts Video
Monday, 24 July 2006
maxiboyd Maxi Boyd is a Toronto artist who has circumvented the gallery system by holding exhibits in her living room. Her latest show, The Church of Rock and Roll, held in October 2003 combines religious and punk music icons, such as Sid Vicious. Here is our feature video interview with her.
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Fiona Smyth E-mail
Arts Video
Monday, 24 July 2006
fionasmyth Fiona Smyth is best known for her contributions to EXCLAIM and VICE magazines, but she is also an established artist who has been exhibiting since the late 1980's. Fiona discussed the influences behind her latest works displayed at the Come As You Are sex shop in Oct. 2003.
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Room Service E-mail
Arts Video
Monday, 24 July 2006
roomservice The Gladstone Hotel recently gave room service of a different sort. It opened up it's rooms to a group showing by University of Toronto artists including Ellen Li, Laura Giger and Ziyad Ali. TO be SCENE's videographer Dominique Hui gives us a quick overview of what she saw, including a gummy bears porno film.
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Shock And Awe E-mail
Arts Video
Monday, 24 July 2006
spin TO be SCENE's contributing videographer Dominique Hui interviews artists Bryan McBurney, Chan-yong Park, Oscar de las Flores and Nina Bunjevac from the "Shock And Awe" group exhibit at SPIN gallery. Themes of dislocation and violence are expressed through photographs, paintings, vicious aluminium dogs.....
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Shecky Grey E-mail
Arts Video
Monday, 24 July 2006
image Despite his youthful appearance, Skecky Grey is one of the oldest and most crotchety comedians around. Having weathered the highs and lows of his tumultous career, which began with the radio comedies of the 1940s, he is today a very bitter and brilliantly demented entertainer.....
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