Artlab Gallery is pleased to present
January 12 – 26, 2012

SEAN SMITH and the Department of Biological Flow:

D S NFORMAT ON
Threnody from the Vision Machine, 2001-2046

OPENING RECEPTION: Thursday January 12 > 7:30PM

PERFORMANCE: 8:46 PM
ICQ (Inverted Cubofuturist Query - World Record Attempt

See and be seen. Interpolate and interpellate. In a gesture of fragility and exhaustion, the Department of Biological Flow considers questions of tempo, intensity and ethics in public space and interrogates opportunities for movement in the contemporary vision machine.

Artlab Gallery
John Labatt Visual Arts Centre
Perth Drive
London, Ontario N6A 5B7

http://www.uwo.ca/visarts/

GALLERY HOURS: Monday to Friday 12-6pm - 8:30 pm & Thursday 12- 8PM

Admission is Free. All are welcome.

IMAGE: Courtesy of the artist, Sean Smith.

 ART IN THE PUBLIC SPHERE  

 ART IN THE PUBLIC SPHERE  

The University of Western Ontario, Department of Visual Arts is pleased to present the Winter 2012 Art in the Public Sphere series of speakers and exhibitions. This important series provides unique opportunities to engage with local, national, and international artists, curators, and scholars. All events are free and are open to the public.

SPEAKER SERIES

19.01.2012, 7PM, McIntosh Gallery, Suzy Lake: Poetic Politics, Artist Talk and Opening Reception

02.02.2012, 7PM, Conron Hall, University College (Room 224), Steve Loft: States of Postcoloniality: Steve Loft and Gina Badger discuss FUSE Magazine

01.03.2012, 8PM, Visual Arts Centre Room 100, Nathalie Quagliotto: Interaction and Relational Aesthetics - Sculpture and Public Engagement

08.03.2012, 8PM, Visual Arts Centre Room 100, Miranda Urbanski: Role of Auction House in Contemporary Art

15.03.2012, 8PM, Visual Arts Centre Room 100, Sky Glabush: Discussion about Background, Glabush's recent solo exhibition at MKG 127 in Toronto

22.03.2012, 8PM, Visual Arts Centre Room 100, Jason Hallows: Parker Branch and 'The Micro Museum'

EXHIBITIONS

GALLERY HOURS: MON - FRI 12-6PM, THURS 12-8PM

Sean Smith, 12-26 January 2012, Opening 12.01.2012 7:30 - 9:30PM, Performance 8:46PM

Annual Juried Exhibition, 2-17 February 2012, Opening 02.02.2012 4:30 - 6:30PM, Remarks: 6:00PM

Cohen Project, 28 February - 1 March 2012, Opening 28.02.2012 5:30 - 7:30PM, Remarks: 6:30PM

Gallery Practices Class: "Streaming # pomo", 8-22 March 2012, Opening 08.03.2012 5:30 - 7:30PM, Remarks: 6:30PM

Practicum Class: "LIMBO", 30 March - 13 April 2012, Opening 30.03.2012 7:00 - 9:00PM, Remarks: 7:30PM

Museum Studies Class (Concourse Gallery), 30 March - 13 April 2012, Opening 30.03.2012 7:00 - 9:00PM, Remarks: 7:30PM

No. 17: SPEED FLEX FIBRE FACE

A collection of postcards addressed to the Parker family (London, ON) is hinged to a series of signature model tennis racquets by a single modest postage stamp.

OPENS FRI, OCT 28, 6-9 pm

PARKER BRANCH
99 1/2 STANLEY STREET
LONDON ONTARIO CANADA
open by appointment till October 15

Parker Branch is an independent micro-museum and archive focusing on collections, artifacts, and ephemera brought together through associative logic and incidental attractions. www.parkerbranch.ca
Co-Directors: Anna Madelska & Jason Hallows

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