{"id":707,"date":"2006-04-19T19:46:07","date_gmt":"2006-04-19T23:46:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/?p=707"},"modified":"2013-01-21T14:51:32","modified_gmt":"2013-01-21T19:51:32","slug":"the-centre-cannot-hold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2006\/04\/19\/the-centre-cannot-hold\/","title":{"rendered":"The Centre Cannot Hold"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" align=\"top\" src=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/images\/Centre.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The future is in Scarborough! Our friend&#8217;s at the <a href=\"http:\/\/torontofreegallery.org\/\">Toronto Free Gallery<\/a> are opening an exhibition that &#8220;<em>poses the question&#8212;Is our future a suburban one? If the city centre cannot sustain us, where shall we go? Facing an intensifying city core, artists imagine a possible future for the suburbs, exploring utopian ideals and their inherent discontents. THE CENTRE CANNOT HOLD explores visions of an existing landscape and proposals for possibilities in that new frontier. What will happen to our utopian dreams?&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A number of Spacing conbributors are also involved in the show. Toronto Free Gallery is also known for their fun openings, if one needs encouragement. People could go to <a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/?p=702\">the discussion<\/a> at Goethe, then go for a meandering walk east until they got to the other side of the Don River and the Toronto Free. However, Spacing Magazine in no way wants to micro-manage your evening.<br \/>\nToronto Free Gallery<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?f=q&#038;hl=en&#038;q=660+Queen+St.+East+toronto+ON&#038;om=1\"> 660 Queen St. East<\/a><br \/>\nApril 20 &#8212; June 4<br \/>\nOpening Reception: Thursday April 20, 8 pm<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The future is in Scarborough! 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