{"id":28513,"date":"2016-06-22T07:44:16","date_gmt":"2016-06-22T11:44:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/?p=28513"},"modified":"2016-06-22T07:44:16","modified_gmt":"2016-06-22T11:44:16","slug":"seeing-the-art-centre-with-a-different-eye","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/2016\/06\/22\/seeing-the-art-centre-with-a-different-eye\/","title":{"rendered":"Seeing the Art Centre With a Different Eye"},"content":{"rendered":"The red glow of the wall outside beckons you in. In huge sans serif<\/em> letters, you can read \u201cUTAC\u201d \u2013 University of Toronto Art Centre, housed within University College. Curiosity at a new exhibit was what had me enter, and spectacular art was what kept me hooked.\r\nUpon entering, my first thought was hey, this feels and smells like art museum<\/em> \u2013 you know, the wide open airy spaces and clean fragrance of nothing. There is a wooden counter with a receptionist sitting behind it, who smiles at me. I\u2019m filled with intrigue.\r\n\r\n\u201cThis is a new exhibit?\u201d I ask stupidly. She smiles, obviously used to this question, and replies,\r\n\r\n\u201cYes! This is the new photography exhibit we have featured until July 30th<\/sup>.\u201d\r\n\r\nI actually manage to do a quick preliminary sweep of the room with my eyes, and as a lover of photography, I\u2019m amazed. Walls of photographs and projections fill the room, composed very minimally, and I immediately set off on a browse through the museum after I quickly mutter a thanks. The title of the exhibit is \u201cCounterpoints: photography Through the Lens of Toronto Collections\u201d, curated by Jessica Bradley. At once, I\u2019m reminded of the Art Gallery of Ontario\u2019s earlier photography exhibit titled \u201cThe Outsiders\u201d and I am thrilled.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n
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The name of the exhibit.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\nI feel at ease wandering lazily around the museum, sometimes nodding to the few people scattered around the photographs. I pass by River Road<\/em> by Jeff Wall, and his capture of the scene looks like an accurate but cinematic depiction of a stark winter day in Canada. My face must have been comedic; my jaw being perpetually unhinged and my eyes absorbing every inch of the photographs.\r\n\r\n\"image2\"<\/a>\"image3\"<\/a>\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nAs I wander to the back areas of the museum (which surprisingly stretches very far down), I notice a name on a plaque: \u201cMichael Snow\u201d, Door<\/em>. As a film student, I took the CIN310, also known as Avant Garde Cinema, and spent a good deal of time on Michael Snow, a Canadian avant-garde filmmaker, sculpter, painter and, it seems, photographer. My excitement is piqued, and I learn about how Michael Snow\u2019s minimalistic qualities veering to the psychologically complex are seen in his photos as well. Door<\/em> is propped up against the wall, and it gives the illusion of it being an actual door.\r\n\r\n
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Door by Michael Snow<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\"image4\"\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nIn addition to scenery and captures of inanimate objects, there are also a good number of portraits featured within the museum. One of my favourites is Birth Certificate <\/em>by Tracey Moffatt. Do we know if what she is holding is her actual birth certificate? No. But the sheer emotion captured on her face and the way the shot is framed has you believe in the title.\r\n\r\n\"image6\"\"image7\"<\/a>\r\n\r\nSo the title of the exhibit, \u201cCounterpoint\u201d fits and is an accurate word to tie together all the works. These captured moments look like ordinary events and people, but the artists persuade the viewer to look at it from a counterpoint; these seemingly mundane occurrences become layered with meaning and beauty, and people have stories in the depth of their eyes.\r\n\r\nI highly recommend paying a visit to UTAC \u2013 it\u2019s free, student-friendly, and spectacular. The sister gallery called the Justina M. Barnicke Gallery, located in Hart House, also features a continuation of \u201cCounterpoint\u201d and is free for students. Basically, a smaller version of the AGO. For info on its hours, visit http:\/\/www.utac.utoronto.ca\/\r\n\r\nLet me know how you find the gallery! Thoughts on the exhibit? Did I encourage you to visit? Comment below!","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The red glow of the wall outside beckons you in. In huge sans serif<\/em> letters, you can read \u201cUTAC\u201d \u2013 University of Toronto Art Centre, housed within University College. Curiosity at a new exhibit was what had me enter, and spectacular art was what kept me hooked.\r\nUpon entering, my first thought was hey, this feels and smells like art museum<\/em> \u2013 you know, the wide open airy spaces and clean fragrance of nothing. There is a wooden counter with a receptionist sitting behind it, who smiles at me. I\u2019m filled with intrigue.\r\n\r\n\u201cThis is a new exhibit?\u201d I ask stupidly. She smiles, obviously used to this question, and replies,\r\n\r\n\u201cYes! This is the new photography exhibit we have featured until July 30th<\/sup>.\u201d
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