Oli Sorenson “Mapping Buren” at Angell Gallery, Toronto

Oli Sorenson, Mapping Buren, 2012. Video Installation. Courtesy the artist and Angell Gallery. © Oli Sorenson 2012

Oli Sorenson
Mapping Buren
3 November – 11 December 2012
at Angell Gallery, Toronto
Opening reception on Saturday 3 November 2012, 13.00 – 16.00

Oli Sorenson has always refused to define his production in terms of artistic discipline, as his body of work continually fluctuates between painting, video installation, digital printing, performance, and interactive projects. His choice of topics often focuses on identity and distributed authorship, as he first shot to international acclaim under the moniker “VJ Anyone”. Oli has collaborated with numerous bands such as Leftfield, MIA, Block Party and more, simultaneously to his studio production. Oli describes his approach as that of a remix artist: “I produce art as a DJ produces music.”

Thriving on re/de-constructing narrative conventions by focusing on editing, citation, and sampling as a creative practice, Oli Sorenson appropriates and recombines a wide variety of references from art history to street culture. [read the full text here]

Angell Gallery
12 Ossington Avenue
Toronto, Ontario
M6J 2Y7, Canada
angellgallery.com

Opening hours:
Wed – Sat; 12.00 – 17.00
or by appointment

Oli Sorenson, Study for Antimap, 2012. Inkjet print on paper. Courtesy the artist. © Oli Sorenson 2012