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Christopher Kulendran Thomas “When Platitudes Become Form” at Mercer Union, Toronto

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Christopher Kulendran Thomas, When Platitudes Become Form. Courtesy the artist and Mercer Union

Christopher Kulendran Thomas
When Platitudes Become Form
6 September – 12 October 2013
at Mercer Union, Toronto

Through his ongoing enterprise When Platitudes Become Form Christopher Kulendran Thomas reconfigures artworks by some of Sri Lanka’s most celebrated young artists purchased through the new contemporary art gallery scene in Colombo. The dislocation of artworks from one context to another, rather than operating as a seamless transition, is problematised by Thomas who mobilises current aesthetic tropes to translate contemporary art’s mimetic forms from the West. Contemporary art rather than universal becomes a language as material form translated from one context to another.
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David Shrigley, one of the artists shortlisted for this year’s Turner Prize. Shrigley was nominated for his solo exhibition “Brain Activity” at Hayward Gallery, London

■ Tate announced Turner Prize 2013 shortlist: David Shrigley, Tino Sehgal, Laure Prouvost and Lynette Yiadom-Boakye. The Turner prize exhibition this year will take place in Derry-Londonderry as part of its year as UK City of Culture , and the winner of the £40,000 prize will be announced on 2 December. Work will be shown at Ebrington, the site of a former army barracks.

â–  The Mark Rothko Art Center opened in Daugavpils, Latvia, the birthplace of the late artist.
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Art Marathon: Toronto’s vibrant art scene [Updated!]


Scott McFarland’s large-scale photographic mural “Corner of the Courageous, Repatriation Ceremony for Sergant Martin Goudreault, Grenville St., Toronto, Ontario, June 9th 2010” (2012) in the courtyard of MOCCA. Photo by M-KOS

Toronto’s vibrant art scene and exuberant artist community package many artist-run spaces, a number of notable commercial galleries as well as important public and private art institutions. The annual Scotibank Contact photography festival testifies as a case study to the city’s cultural dynamism, currently showcasing over 100 artists under the theme: Public. M-KOS journeyed to Toronto for this occasion and more, featuring the Canadian metropolis within our regular Art Marathon.
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