Tag Archives: Toronto

BELIEVE IT OR NOT:TORONTO’S RIPLEY AQUARIUM PROVIDES DEEP POETRY!

Posted on November 5, 2013 by Jim Clark

16,000 water-traversing creatures can affect you in surprising ways. There is their out-of-this-world cadence, configuration and color. And there are juxtapositions galore! 

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THE LABEQUES: CLASSICAL MUSIC AND A CHANGING WORLD

Posted on August 9, 2013 by Jim Clark

Katia and Marielle Labeque, sisters, duo pianist virtuosos and celebrities, turned many heads in the classical music orbit of the 1980’s and 1990’s with their vivacious musicality coming out of a strong commitment to the music of George Gershwin. At … Continue reading →

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CLIMB EVERY MOUNTAIN

Posted on July 30, 2013 by Jim Clark

I’ve been haunted of late by an amazing installation of films by Chinese visual artist, Yang Fudong, at the TIFF exhibition space. Titled, “New Women,” it will make an appearance on the I Desire blog this Friday. On first viewing … Continue reading →

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LIVING WALLS

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Jim Clark

Architectural design is something city dwellers tend to be as addicted to as they are to the jolts from their coffee shops. A bemusing and most absorbing instance of this devotion is the proliferation of upgrading tired facades with scintillating … Continue reading →

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MURAL ART: A CALL TO PARADISE

Posted on March 29, 2013 by Jim Clark

Since the time of cave-dwellers, there has been mural art. Installing imagery on a much-frequented structure has, through the ages, elicited much-needed focus upon what makes life worth living. From caves to cathedrals, the setting would act as a complement … Continue reading →

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NEW THEATRICALITY—IT’S SO BIG!

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Jim Clark

Throughout its fairly long history, Toronto has been a beacon to those counting on safe bets. Though not altogether a bad thing, it has, until very recently, played out as altogether a boring thing. Capping off a recent plunge to … Continue reading →

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NUIT BLANCHE

Posted on October 12, 2012 by Jim Clark

On the last Saturday night in September, Toronto mounts its version of a twelve-hour, all-night art expo the likes of which can be seen in several other large cities. Hidden within this episode—which many of the hundreds of thousands in … Continue reading →

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“PLANES” by Trisha Brown

Posted on October 5, 2012 by Jim Clark

In 1968, New York choreographer, Trisha Brown, produced a dance piece, titled, “Planes.” This past weekend, she introduced it (fresh as the night it was premiered) to the throngs milling about Toronto’s Nuit Blanche, and I, for one, feel very … Continue reading →

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FRIDAYS ARE FOR FIRST THINGS

Posted on September 7, 2012 by Jim Clark

At the beginning of the week we’ll look at designs we can touch and buy and bring to some kind of order. On Fridays, we’ll Get Outside and roam around where the odds against order really bite. As an example … Continue reading →

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