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February, 2009 Thursday, February 4
From the artist's statement: "I’ve always been fascinated by the “boob tube”. For more than twenty five years I worked in the medium as a CBC news reporter, host and producer. Over those years I collected a lot of television memorabilia, including dozens of vintage jigsaw puzzles of TV shows and other iconic images from those days. For me they’re nostalgic and fun and the graphics are very cool." "A lot of the jigsaws in my collection are now quite rare and considered collectibles, especially ones from the 1950s. Those include “Buck Rogers”, “Tom Corbett Space Cadet”, “Flash Gordon” and “The Lone Ranger.” Even jigsaws from shows of the 60s and 70s are getting harder to find. To preserve and display the puzzles, I’ve mounted and framed quite a few of them, using recycled frames. Now I’m starting to exhibit them with the hope they may be of interest to other people who might appreciate this admittedly unusual pop-art genre - sort of like Warhol meets Lichtenstein." On display from February 1 to March 7. Tuesday, February 16 Arc: Canada's National Poetry Magazine invites all to a reading and launch event honouring the winners of the 8th Annual Diana Brebner Prize, and featuring readings from Arc #63. For more information about the prize and Arc, please visit www.arcpoetry.ca. Thursday, February 18 The book club discusses The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga, led by Chris. Meetings are open and new members are welcome at any time. If you have any questions about Wellington Street Readers activities, please visit wsreaders.wordpress.com. |
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