Justina M. Barnicke Gallery presents Model for a Public Space [knot]

Adrian Blackwell

Curated by Maiko Tanaka as part of Extra-curricular: Between Art & Pedagogy, Part II

March 1 - 31, 2010, Hart House Reading Room

Opening Thursday March 4, 5:00-7:00 pm

http://extra-curricular.info

http://www.jmbgallery.ca

All programs are FREE.

EXHIBITION:

Toronto artist/architect Adrian Blackwell presents a new instance of Model for a public space, a site-specific installation concerned with the inevitably knotted nature of public discourses, how they intertwine, affect, antagonize, fold over themselves, and flee in different directions.

Consisting of a set of concentric bleachers Model for a public space [knot] provides singular locations for divergent perspectives while allowing a large number of people to sit and talk comfortably in close proximity to one another. The work considers both senses of the word ‘model’. It is at once a projective idea about how people relate to one another and a temporary maquette. It acts as both an idea or diagram, and a material object, an experiment in the relation between form and social engagement.

The knotted structure is open for daily activity outside of scheduled programs. It can also be booked by individuals or groups interested in engaging in non-hierarchical discussion for up to three hours. (Booking information and schedules can be obtained by contacting Maiko Tanaka aT info@extra-curricular.info

In addition to Special Programming organized by Adrian Blackwell and Christine Shaw (see extra-curricular.info), MPS [knot] is also the site for various discussions taking place during the second phase of the extra-curricular conference.