upArt Contemporary Art Fair

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Thurs Oct 27 to Sun Oct 30, 2011

upArt 2011 : Nature/Culture

Opening Reception October 27 – 7-10pm
Exhibition Hours October 28-30 – 12-5pm

ArtStars* DVD Launch Party: October 29 – 7-10pm

Curators Talk and Tour Sunday October 30, 2pm

Admission $5

This year, upArt seeks to address interactions between nature and culture; offering an examination of the environmental chaos around us through a distinctly contemporary lens. The Gladstone’s annual contemporary art fair, upArt coincides with Art Toronto and has been a site of experimentation and emergent work for over 5 years. upArt offers visitors a fully immersive experience of site-specific projects by local, national, and international artists. upArt 2011 is curated by Laura Berzadi & Britt Welter-Nolan.

Featuring works by:

Karen Abel, Art Barrage, Bruno Billio, Siggi Buhler , ColourShift Collective, Circuit Gallery, Alexandra Emberley, FAG (Feminist Art Gallery), Frances Thomas Art Projects, Marisa Hoicka and Johnny Forever, Gary MacLeod, Prashant Miranda, Marc Ngui and Magda Wojtyra, Hunter and Cook, KWT Contemporary, Live Box Gallery, Angela Silver, Stephanie Vegh,  and Yshia Wallace.

With special guests ArtStars*

Welcome home ArtStars*!  Join host Nadja Sayej for the launch of  ”Vintage ArtStars* DVD: Volume 1: The Toronto Years, 2009-2010” offers our first 42 episodes in Canada, before relocating to Berlin. The ArtStars* DVD – the first of its kind – is a valuable educational resource of how the art world really works. From gallery-going to gala-busting, this legendary art criticism vlog led by Gonzo journalist Nadja Sayej took Toronto by storm with epic episodes featuring Bruce LaBruce, Richard Kern and Peaches. From the humble first episode to the more explosive, controversial interviews, and beyond, this is Vintage ArtStars* at its best – the true episodes that came to define the contemporary art travel show that now trots the world. This $20 DVD will publish never-seen-before footage, snap intro bloopers, re-edits, never-released before episodes and critical commentary.

Also on exhibit:

Post-Graffiti A survey of local and international fine artists whose art has evolved from working in the streets.  Featuring works by Shepard Fairey, Anthony Lister, Banksy, Retna, Dan Bergeron, Dolk and more.

Post Graffiti runs October 13 – November 20 and is presented as part of the McLuhan 100 conference and DEW Line Festival.See the 2009 exhibition here:  UpArt Catalogue (pdf)