Communication
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A look at Toronto’s new street furniture models
On Monday and Tuesday, the City of Toronto displayed examples of Astral’s new street furniture elements in front of City Hall. For years, I’ve...
By Matthew Blackett -
UK band makes video using CCTV clips
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98u1HuqS7Nk[/youtube] The British band Get Out The Clause has struck creative gold: unable to afford to make a...
By Matthew Blackett -
Vespa Ads Not Cool
We are constantly bombarded by ads. On buses, garbage bins, TTC shelters and in the sky line they are hard to escape. But after a while of living in the...
By Patricia Simoes -
Art under bridges
When I first moved to North York, specifically the Keele and Wilson area, three years ago, it took me a while to get used to my new surroundings. One day...
By Patricia Simoes -
Negotiating table should stay politician-free
In the mainstream media and the blogosphere, more than a few writers have this demented notion that Mayor David Miller or TTC chairman Adam Giambrone...
By Adam Chaleff-Freudenthaler -
Signs of Spring
Mark Jenkins is one of my favourite public space artists. His latest work to celebrate the arrival of spring — in his home base of Washington DC...
By Matthew Blackett -
Pedal-car Not Guilty!
A judge ruled yesterday that pedal-powered cars are safe to be driven down the streets of Toronto. A case redolent with irony and absurdity saw the driver...
By Patricia Simoes -
Thanks for nothing, Toronto
I came across this sticker the other day while walking along Queen Street in the Beach(es). Mostly, it made me sad. I mean, sure, I gripe about City...
By Todd Harrison -
Event Guide: Toronto Free Gallery heads west with Creative Activism
The Toronto Free Gallery, our favorite indoor space that examines all things Toronto, has moved west, but not to where you think. Their new space on Bloor...
By Shawn Micallef -
Galway: Medieval streets, Thin Lizzy, rubbish bins and fine walks
I spent the last week rambling around Galway, Ireland, chatting with people and exploring as it is the location of the next [murmur] project. It’s a...
By Shawn Micallef -
I can feel it coming in the subway tonight …
[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=AF-KagTq7qY[/youtube] To continue with our theme of public space performances, here for your Sunday afternoon...
By Dylan Reid -
Frozen in Grand Central Station
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwMj3PJDxuo[/youtube] Back in June 2006, I wrote about the group Improv Everywhere. Their latest stunt in New...
By Matthew Blackett