Communication
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Patchwork soccer
Spacing‘s “Work and Play” issue discussed the importance of play in public space, both as a way of asserting public use of space, and as...
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Guerrilla Gardening in the Star (again)
Yes, it was only two weeks ago when the Toronto Star did a feature on Guerrilla Gardening, but Christopher Hume looks at the act of vandalizing with...
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The Barren Poles of Calgary
There’s a lot of cultural stuff going on Calgary — it isn’t all cows and oil — but you would hardly know it walking down the...
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Enemies of the Ordinary photo exhibit
Opening Night: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 “Enemies of the Ordinary” A photographic exhibit by The Toronto Urban Exploration and Adventure...
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Guerilla gardening goes mainstream
Mainstream gardening writers are finally catching on to the guerilla gardening phenomena. We’ve seen articles on GG this summer in the Globe and...
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Israel security wall art
As Dylan Reid posted on the Wire August 22, 2005, the security wall Israel is building in the West Bank is being used as a public canvas for artists and...
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Street art from around the world
If a wide range of graffiti and street art excites you, then you should bookmark the site Streetsy. The site is updated daily with most of the images...
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Documentary on Urban Exploration
A new documentary called “Echoes of Forgotten Places” about Urban Exploration: On the fringes of every city lie the relics of our industrial...
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A Toronto Poster Project
Artist Jackie Kriekle has put up a bunch of posters around Toronto neighbourhoods that invite people to explore and possibly comment on those areas. This...
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Graffiti film at the Bloor Cinema
Tuesday, August 30, 2005 Bloor Cinema • 7pm • $9 Our friends at the Toronto Public Space Committee begin their public space cinema series The...
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Death of an Urban Explorer
Jeff Chapman, a.k.a. Ninjalicious, the creator of the urban exploration zine Infiltration, died this week at the age of 31. Many moving tributes to him...
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Tree Pit Gardening Angels come forward
The gardening angels responsible for the Spadina tree pits in bloom have come forward – it’s urbanspace Property Group, who are responsible...
By Dylan Reid