Giusepe Penone, Spazio di Luce, 2013. Courtesy the artist; Le château de Versailles; domus. Photo: Tadzio
â– Vancouver artist Geoffrey Farmer has won the Gershon Iskowitz Prize, consisting in a sum of $50,000 as well as a solo exhibition in February 2014 at the Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto [cbc.ca]
â– “Traffic: Conceptual Art in Canada 1965–1980” was awarded an accolade for Outstanding Achievement in Exhibitions from the Canadian Museums Association. Shown in five major cities across Canada between September 2010 and January 2013, Traffic was collectively curated by Michèle Thériault and Vincent Bonin (Montreal), Barbara Fischer (Toronto, London, Guelph), Jayne Wark (Halifax), Catherine Crowston (the Pariries + the Arctic) and Grant Arnold (Vancouver). [museums.ca]
■Richard Serra’s “Shift†(1972) was finally confirmed for an indefinite heritage protection after a long lobbying battle within the township council for King City in Ontario, which officially voted for (although via a 5-2 split decision) the designation of the sculpture to a cultural heritage site. [ArtsBeat]
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